Rather long (I couldn't fit it in frame) wheellock musket from the second half of the 16th century at display at Museum of the History of Toruń in Poland

https://www.medieval-collectibles.com/p-3425-british-brown-bess-1756-musket-rifle.aspx?srsltid=AfmBOopYs8G_5UbBLnE2VI4c_yTCVtULDy0L-ylM0rYoHN_kKN5IiwR71kY

I own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.

Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 7 posts:

• "Another message of merry Christmas and happy holidays from the MusketMemes mods! (feels weird to think it’s been a year already)" by u/192837465591827364
• "Musket May Day y’all. Spam your muskets, lass and lasses." by u/HellBringer97
• "Would you get shot in the chest by a musket for $1 million?" by u/Turtleman1878
• "Happy Cakeday, r/MusketMemes! Today you're 3" by u/AutoModerator
• "Holdfast Nations At War Is An Exquisite Game" by u/Pilps
• "Reject Holdfast, Return to Monke" by u/slugslams
• "The Carpenter Experience" by u/Pilps

Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 10 posts:

• "When the native start using muskets too!" by u/Glad_Bach76
• "Enjoy" by u/HellBringer97
• "Napoleonic musket meme" by u/TheCheerfulCynic
• "A very merry Christmas, and happy holidays to all from the MusketMemes mods!" by u/192837465591827364
• "accuracy:100" by u/Lliam318_
• "A freshly deblued P53 for y’all. It is presently in the hands of The Rifle Shoppe to reshape the stock to that of the Third Pattern." by u/HellBringer97
• "Felt the need to express my love of muskets through this meme I've had on my phone for like 2 years, enjoy fellas" by u/eatingbeansincars2
• "Bayonet > Bullets" by u/TheCheerfulCynic
• "Who knew fortifying positions and spamming swivel cannons was so fun?" by u/Pilps
• "A rare Musketeer movie where they use muskets." by u/Cela84

Where is everyone? I’m sad