Musket

Muskets are semi-common and haven't completely replaced the bow. Most varieties have a snaplock, or wheellock, mechanism and are smoothbore firing .45 to .50 caliber round balls, buck and ball, and buckshot A musket used for shooting birds is known as a fowling piece.
Breech loading versions exist but they're ludicrously expensive custom pieces used by rich nobility.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

The flint strikes the frizzen, generating sparks, and igniting the main powder charge

Significance

A weapon for well equipped mercenaries and soldiers

Item type

Weapon, Ranged

Related Technologies

• Firearm

Related ethnicities

• Nordmenn

Weight

10.5 pounds

Dimensions

42-inch barrel

Raw materials & Components

Steel, wood, flint, screws