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Flintlock Musket

What is the Flintlock Musket?

  • Flintlock is the general term for any firearm based on the flintlock mechanism.
  • The flintlock mechanism was a firing mechanism used on muskets and rifles in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. It is commonly referred to as a "flintlock" (without the word mechanism), though that term is also commonly used for the weapons themselves as a whole, and not just the lock mechanism.
  • The flintlock was developed in France in the early 17th century. It quickly replaced earlier technologies, such as the matchlock and wheellock. It continued to be in common use for over two centuries, until it was finally replaced by the percussion lock.

Guns made in the 1700's

There were only a total of six guns made in the 1700's

  • 1717 - Charleville Musket/ Muzzle loading Musket - France
  • 1720 - Blunderbus/ short ranged musket - Netherlands
  • 1722 - Land Pattern Musket (Brown Bess) - Britain
  • 1730 - Kentucky Rifle/ Muzzle loading Musket - U.S.
  • 1750 - Sea Service Pistol (Flintlock Pistol) - Britain
  • 1795 - Harpers Ferry / Springfield Model Musket - U.S

Musket vs. Cross bow

How to load a Musket?

  • Muskets had much greater range than the longbow or crossbow
  • It takes years of training to be an effective military longbow shooter.
  • It takes only two days to become an effective flintlock musket shooter, and perhaps only two weeks to become a sharp-shooter with a flintlock musket.
  • And bayonets had been in use for most (if not all) of the 1700s.
  • When attached to those long flintlock muskets, they made excellent spikes for killing cavalry horses or killing cavalry soldiers.
  • It takes approxamitly 30 seconds to reload the musket for a trained soldier

Guns in the 17oo's

The shot and powder came in small greased paper pouches which the infantry man would tear open with his teeth often holding the shot in his mouth. The powder and ball was rammed into place with the ramrod and the greased paper provided wadding to keep it there while pouring the powder down the barrel. A small amount of the powder was poured into a priming pan. When the trigger was pulled a flint would spark this through a small hole into the barrel setting off the gun powder and sending off the shot.

Disadvantages of the Musket

Disadvantages of the Crossbow

Musket vs. Cross bow

  • Youwill most likely have one chance at your shot
  • It takes years of training to be an effective military longbow shooter.
  • you could really only get about 50-60 yards from shooting a crossbow
  • they were very bulky and awkward to carry around
  • it had a really long reload time
  • It takes approximately 30 seconds to reload the Musket for a trained soldier
  • The musket is not a reliable gun, there are way to many problems that could go wrong in the reloading process
  • Also using the gun is a risk as well
  • After shooting the gun, the gun powder could potentially blow up in your face, Causing blindness as well as a possibility of death
  • The musket also had poor accuracy

Loading a Musket

The Musket Controversy

By: Matthew Murphy

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