The musket was a crucial weapon in the Revolutionary War, although today is seen as crude and inaccurate. Watch a ballistics expert test how effective a musket can actually be: | NOVA l PBS

6.4K views · 93 reactions | Musket Arrows: Early European Cannons and Muskets Fired Bolts and Arrows #historicaltidbits #history #cannons #firearms #musket #medievalhistory | Historical Tidbits | Facebook

15K views · 304 reactions | Muskets were a big deal in Aotearoa in the early 1800s. They were sometimes referred to as a ngutu pārera, which means “ducks bill” on account of the hammer, or cock, looking like a duck in profile. This tewhatewha features a forged steel manaia in place of the hammer/cock and forged steel sights, all fixed to a piece of kauri reclaimed from an old mantle piece. I reckon it’s pretty unique. Whatchu reckon?? | Prime Artisan Knives | Facebook