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has glosseng: The musketoon is a shorter barrelled version of the musket, and served in the roles of a shotgun or carbine. Musketoons could be of the same caliber as the issue musket, or of a much larger caliber, 1.0-2.5 inches (25-63 mm). The musketoon is most commonly associated with naval use, and pirates in particular, though they also served in a carbine role with cavalry. Musketoon barrels were often flared at the muzzle, resembling a cannon or blunderbuss.
lexicalizationeng: musketoon
instance of(noun) a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
musket
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media:imgPattern 1861 Enfield Musketoon Reproduction.JPG

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