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Muskets- an old gun used in the American
revolution that required the soldiers to load by
hand
Bayonets- a knife that attached to the end of a
musket.
Small pistol- was also an old gun just like the
musket but they could hold it in one hand
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It was a muzzle loading gun which means it
required men to reload after each shot they took.
Loading a musket-men would use a powder horn
(a powder horn was a animal horn that was
hollowed out and filled with gunpowder, men used
this during the war to hold their gunpowder) and
empty some gunpowder into their gun for the next
shot. Next they would ram the powder and shot
down the barrel of the gun with a ramrod.
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Muskets
Very heavy
Took a long time to
load
Not accurate at all
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Rifles
Lighter
Easier to load and was
much faster
Much more accurate
A bayonet was a small sword or knife
that hooked onto the end of a musket
so when the soldiers were at close
range combat, they didn’t have to
waist their shots.
 A bayonet was very common in the
American revolution.
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were like muskets only men
could hold them in one hand.
 They were easier to shoot
 They were faster then reloading a
musket.