A Muzzle-Loading Firearm From the 16th Century

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Futuristic City , Group 995, Puzzle 2 (Pharmacogenomics).

Question is: A Muzzle-Loading Firearm From the 16th Century

and the answer is: MUSKET

Word Meaning:

MUSKET — A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, 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appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.

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