Editing Musket (section)

==Accessories==
[[Image:MusketAccessories.jpg|thumb|300px|Display of tompion, ball puller, and worm as musket accessories]]

Some ramrods were equipped with threaded ends, allowing different attachments to be used. One of the more common attachments was a ball screw or ball puller, which was a screw that could be screwed into the lead ball to remove it if it had become jammed in the barrel, similar to the way that a corkscrew is used to remove a wine cork. Another attachment was called a worm, which was used to clear debris from the barrel, such as paper wadding that had not been expelled. Some worm designs were sturdy enough that they could be used to remove stuck ammunition. The worm could also be used with a small piece of cloth for cleaning. A variation on the worm called the "screw and wiper" combined the typical design of a worm with a ball puller's screw.<ref>"Images of the recent past: readings in historical archaeology" By Charles E. Orser, Published by Rowman Altamira, 1996</ref>{{page needed|date=August 2022}}