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What type of bullet did the rifle musket used in the civil war fire?
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∙ 13y ago
the lead used from the statue of king george the III after thepatriots tore it down they made it into bullets or musketballs and fired it at the red coats AKA the British Soilders
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoIts the trigger.
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