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Rifling
Minié ball
Percussion rifle-musket
Flintlock firearms
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Percussion rifle-musket
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Rifling was used in percussion muzzle-loading rifles such as the Pattern 1853 Enfield.
Minié ball
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Rifling
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An important advantage of the Minié ball was its effective engagement with the rifling when fired, combining ease of loading with spin stabilization.
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Flintlock firearms
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Rifling was used in some flintlock firearms. The UK's National Army Museum explicitly classifies its Ferguson specimen as a flintlock breech-loading rifle, supporting this specific combination. This does not justify treating all flintlocks as rifled firearms or placing the origins of rifling after flintlock ignition.