musket balls
- Scope note
- Balls or pellets, usually of lead, used as projectiles in muzzle-loaded long guns known as muskets. Musket cartridges consisted of black powder, and a ball, wrapped in paper. This was then torn open and manually pushed into the barrel of the musket for firing.
- Date of creation: 01-Dec-2025
Accepted term: 01-Dec-2025