Musket vs Handgun - What's the difference?
musket | handgun |
A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been superseded by the rifle.
A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.
As nouns the difference between musket and handgun
is that musket is a species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army it was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted this arm has been superseded by the rifle while handgun is a small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.musket
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Alternative forms
* musquetNoun
(en noun)- Soldier, soldier, won't you marry me, with your musket , fife and drum.
