Muskets and Rifles
Get a musket and turn into a true musketeer! Muskets were firearms used in the 17th century in Spain and England for infantry. They were muzzle-loaded long guns using a matchlock mechanism, wherein the gunpowder is ignited by a burning piece of a rope that is touched to the gunpowder by a mechanism activated by pulling a lever.
Every musketeer was equipped, apart from a musket, with a leather baldric with poaches for gunpowder, and a powder horn with powder for the pan. Because of slow reload time, muskets were later replaced with flintlock pistols.
Choose a dummy musket to add to your firearms collection! While choosing the right one for you, check out our article on the history of firearms. This article will help you understand why some firearms were more successful than others.
