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A fact from Minié rifle appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 April 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the French-designed Minié rifle was the dominant infantry weapon of the American Civil War?

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If this weapon was developed in 1849, how was it issued to Zouaves in North Africa in 1846?

I removed the 1846 statement - could not find any other source to back it up. Dcheng (talk) 23:05, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Buck and Ball claim

The article claims buck and ball was the common load for military smoothbore muskets. I've never seen reference to buck and ball as a military musket load. It's possible it may have been used in the US, but it certainly wasn't the standard elsewhere, where ball was the standard. I've left the claim for now, but it needs supporting or withdrawing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.11.66.40 (talk) 15:31, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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