Weapons

During the American revolution, there were a lot of common weapons. For example, the flintlock pistol. The flintlock pistol is normally only used by officers or cavalry, and if that, only as a secondary weapon. The flintlock pistol is most commonly used as an embellishment due to the fact that it was so inaccurate.

The Muzzle Loaded Musket was one of the most commonly used weapons during the revolutionary war. It was mostly used in close combat and in cavalry. The Muzzle Loaded Musket took 13 steps all together to load and fire one bullet. The musket was also not very accurate so by the time that you finally loaded the gun, your chances of actually hitting your target are slim.

Another commonly used weapon was the Bayonet. This was a long sharp piece of metal that attaches to the top of a musket so as to turn it into a spear or sword. The bayonet at first was pushed inside the barrel of the musket, but this soon became impractical because you could not fire with it on, so they replaced it with a socket bayonet which fit over the barrel. This way, with the blade to the side, you could fire the musket with the bayonet on the barrel.

A cannon was complicated. It took anywhere from seven to fourteen men to load and fire it. Each of the men have there own job and if they do not know how to do it, the canon does not fire. All though the canon is very complicated to fire, when fired, it is extremely efficient. Canons have two different main types of ammo. One is a large ball of explosives that detonates on impact, the other is called grape shots, which is a bag of small projectiles that can take out half a dozen to 15 men in one shot(though it is very inaccurate).

Other weapons used during the American revolution include the sword, the saber, and submarines (which mostly only the British had).