Dedicated Musket
by Mas_Daffa
Dedicated Musket adds a single flintlock musket to Minecraft, a slow weapon with high risk that has to be loaded, rammed and cocked by hand before each shot.
What it does
The musket is held in either hand, and using the off-hand is recommended. Loading is a manual process made of several steps: a paper cartridge is loaded, a stick serves as the ramrod, and the hammer is cocked with one more right-click. Each step is taken from the held item, so the reload flow changes with how the player handles the weapon.
Projectile speed decides the damage, and the musket pierces armor based on armor toughness. Its shots completely bypass shields, so defensive opponents cannot block them. Close-range shots deal approximately 14 to 16 damage, and projectiles lose speed and drop over distance because of gravity and air resistance. Water is a clear limit on the weapon, since wet conditions interfere with its shots.
Fouling builds up as the musket is used, and a jammed musket must be cleared before it fires again. Light and heavy fouling are removed with a Musket Cleaning Kit, which loses one durability per use. The mod is published for Fabric and requires Fabric API. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Files cover 1.21.1, 1.21.11 and 26.2, and the code is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
Key features
Manual reloading
Loading a shot takes three right-clicks: the cartridge, the ramrod and the hammer, each with a specific item in hand.
Fouling and jams
Light and heavy fouling build up over use, and a jammed musket must be cleared before it fires.
Musket cleaning kit
Right-clicking with the kit cleans the musket, and each use consumes one durability of the kit.
Armor and shield interaction
Damage depends on projectile velocity and armor toughness, and shots bypass shields entirely.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a single slow and high-risk ranged weapon with a detailed reload cycle, and server owners who want a shared weapon that all players install.
How it compares
Kekusis' Muskets & Flintlocks is server-side only, so players join without installing anything; it is not open source, is under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license and is published for 1.21.11 – 26.1.2. Musket Mod Reloaded is also a Fabric mod for client and server, with files for 1.21.11 – 26.2 and the MIT License, and it is open source, while Dedicated Musket is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated Musket | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-03 |
| Kekusis' Muskets & Flintlocks | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-11 |
| Musket Mod Reloaded | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-14 |
Questions
Does Dedicated Musket need Fabric API?
Does the server need Dedicated Musket?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Dedicated Musket is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Dedicated Musket is a Fabric mod that adds a single weapon to Minecraft: a slow, powerful, and high-risk flintlock musket. The musket can be held in either hand, but using it in the off-hand is recommended.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dedicated-musket
- Owner
- Mas_Daffa
- Published
- 2026-06-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15