Description : Why did they call them the "3 musketeers" when they used swords, not muskets?
Last Answer : Because the novel by Dumas is based on Mémoires de Monsieur d'Artagnan, capitaine lieutenant de la première compagnie des Mousquetaires du Roi (Memoirs of Mister d'Artagnan, Lieutenant ... cavalry equipped with muskets. And besides, no one reads about musket battles, so boooooooooooooooooorrrring.