muzzleloader

A muzzleloader is any firearm in which the user loads the projectile and the propellant charge into the muzzle end of the gun. This is distinct from the modern designs of breech-loading firearms, in which user loads the ammunition into the breech end of the barrel. The term "muzzleloader" applies to both rifled and smoothbore type muzzleloaders, and may also refer to the marksman who specializes in the shooting of such firearms. The firing methods, paraphernalia and mechanism further divide both categories as do caliber.

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muzzle loading gun; muzzle-loading gun; muzzleloader
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  mortar ⓘ
  artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles at high angles

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  musket ⓘ
  muzzle-loaded long gun firearm

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  muzzle loader ⓘ
  artillery gun which is loaded through the muzzle, or front end, of the weapon

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  Tanegashima ⓘ
  Japanese firearm

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  ML 8 inch shell gun ⓘ
  British naval artillery

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Snapplåsbössa - Livrustkammaren - 13983

Mishaps

Bundesarchiv Bild 135-S-14-13-33, Tibetexpedition, Neujahrsparade, Rta pa

Detalj snapplåslodbössa - Livrustkammaren - 82467

An Uainuint Paiute aiming a rifle, southwestern Utah - NARA

Burg Eltz 03

Lgehumble 1400

Master Sgt. David Glenn, left, a Soldier with the Wounded Warrior Program, sites in on a deer with the help of Capt. Stephen Spencer, during the Wounded Warrior Hunt on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training 111115-A-CP678-109

Drevnosti RG v3 ill111 - Rifle of Alexei Mikhailovich

Tinnen soldaatje in uniform uit Napoleontische tijd met zeer lange voorlader in de hand - O2OFL - 60014986 - RCE

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		mortar	high-trajectory artillery gun, muzzle loader	Wikidata
class	weapon		musket	muzzle loader, black powder gun, smoothbore, single-shot firearm	Wikidata
class	weapon		muzzle loader	artillery gun, muzzle loader	Wikidata
class	weapon		Tanegashima	muzzle loader, matchlock	Wikidata
class	weapon	1825	ML 8 inch shell gun	muzzle loader, smoothbore	Wikidata
commons	image		Snapplåsbössa - Livrustkammaren - 13983		Commons
commons	image		Mishaps		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 135-S-14-13-33, Tibetexpedition, Neujahrsparade, Rta pa		Commons
commons	image		Detalj snapplåslodbössa - Livrustkammaren - 82467		Commons
commons	image		An Uainuint Paiute aiming a rifle, southwestern Utah - NARA		Commons
commons	image		Burg Eltz 03		Commons
commons	image		Lgehumble 1400		Commons
commons	image		Master Sgt. David Glenn, left, a Soldier with the Wounded Warrior Program, sites in on a deer with the help of Capt. Stephen Spencer, during the Wounded Warrior Hunt on Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training 111115-A-CP678-109		Commons
commons	image		Drevnosti RG v3 ill111 - Rifle of Alexei Mikhailovich		Commons
commons	image		Tinnen soldaatje in uniform uit Napoleontische tijd met zeer lange voorlader in de hand - O2OFL - 60014986 - RCE		Commons