Old Time Infantry Firearm

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Under the sea, Group 36, Puzzle 5.

Question is: Old Time Infantry Firearm

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appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.

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