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What is a musketoon?

What is a musketoon? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (now historical) A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore. [from 17th c.]
  2. (obsolete) One who is armed with such a musket. [16th c.]
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The bolt-action Gras series included a full-length infantry rifle, cavalry carbine, artillery musketoon and two variations of short rifle for the mounted and foot gendarmerie.
One Western officer expressed a contrary view saying there is no reasonable prediction of hitting anything with the '42 Musketoon variation.
Then, turning toward Planchet, he made him a sign to uncock his musketoon.
He was armed with a musketoon, a pike and an ax, which latter he used as a wolf uses its teeth, with equal case picking fleas out of its fur or crunching thick bones.

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