rifled muzzle loader

A rifled muzzle loader (RML) is a type of artillery piece invented in the mid-19th century. In contrast to smooth bore cannon which preceded it, the rifling of the gun barrel allowed much greater range, accuracy and penetration as the spin induced to the shell gave it directional stability. During the 1860s and 1870s, Rifled Muzzle Loaders were used as field guns, naval guns, and fortress guns, until they were superseded by effective and reliable breech-loading weapons.

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RML
rifled artillery, muzzle loader, 

12" artillery, 120 pounder Whitworth gun, 6" naval gun, 70 pounder Whitworth gun, 9 inch M1867 gun, assault gun, Blakely rifle, Brooke rifle, Dahlgren gun, Paixhans gun, RML 10 inch 18 ton gun, RML 11 inch 25 ton gun, RML 12 inch 25 ton gun, RML 12 inch 35 ton gun, RML 12.5 inch 38 ton gun, RML 16 inch 80 ton gun, RML 17.72 inch gun, RML 64 pounder 58 cwt (converted), RML 64 pounder 64 cwt gun, RML 64 pounder 71 cwt gun, RML 7 inch gun, RML 8 inch 9 ton gun, RML 9 inch 12 ton gun, weapon type, 

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  9 inch M1867 gun ⓘ
  Russian naval/coastal defence artillery

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  Blakely rifle ⓘ
  One of a series of rifled muzzle-loading cannon

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  Brooke rifle ⓘ
  American Civil War coast defense gun

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  Dahlgren gun ⓘ
  American naval artillery family

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  Paixhans gun ⓘ
  French naval artillery

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  RML 12 inch 25 ton gun ⓘ
  British naval/coastal defence artillery

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  RML 12 inch 35 ton gun ⓘ
  British naval artillery

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  RML 7 inch gun ⓘ
  British naval/coastal defence artillery

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  70 pounder Whitworth gun ⓘ
  1863 British naval artillery

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  120 pounder Whitworth gun ⓘ
  British naval artillery

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  RML 64 pounder 64 cwt gun ⓘ
  British naval/coastal defence gun

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  RML 9 inch 12 ton gun ⓘ
  British naval/coastal defence artillery

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  RML 8 inch 9 ton gun ⓘ
  British naval/coastal defence artillery

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  RML 11 inch 25 ton gun ⓘ
  British naval/coastal defence artillery

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  RML 10 inch 18 ton gun ⓘ
  British naval/coastal defence artillery

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  RML 64 pounder 58 cwt (converted) ⓘ
  19th Century rifled muzzle loader 160 mm gun of British origin

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  RML 64 pounder 71 cwt gun ⓘ
  British naval/coastal defence artillery

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  RML 12.5 inch 38 ton gun ⓘ
  British naval/coastal defence artillery

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  RML 17.72 inch gun ⓘ
  muzzle loaded naval/coastal artillery

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  RML 16 inch 80 ton gun ⓘ
  British naval artillery

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Photograph of Hornby Battery, South Head, Sydney

Ordnance Island in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda

Ordnance Island, St. George's Town, and Fort George, Bermuda

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		9 inch M1867 gun	rifled muzzle loader, coastal artillery weapon, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon		Blakely rifle	rifled muzzle loader	Wikidata
class	weapon		Brooke rifle	coastal artillery weapon, rifled muzzle loader	Wikidata
class	weapon		Dahlgren gun	rifled muzzle loader, smoothbore cannon, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon		Paixhans gun	rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon		RML 12 inch 25 ton gun	rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery, coastal artillery weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		RML 12 inch 35 ton gun	rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon		RML 7 inch gun	rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery, coastal artillery weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1863	70 pounder Whitworth gun	rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery, polygonal rifling	Wikidata
class	weapon	1865	120 pounder Whitworth gun	rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1865	RML 64 pounder 64 cwt gun	rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery, coastal artillery weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1865	RML 9 inch 12 ton gun	coastal artillery weapon, rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1866	RML 8 inch 9 ton gun	coastal artillery weapon, rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1867	RML 11 inch 25 ton gun	coastal artillery weapon, rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1868	RML 10 inch 18 ton gun	rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery, coastal artillery weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1870	RML 64 pounder 58 cwt (converted)	160 mm gun, rifled muzzle loader	Wikidata
class	weapon	1870	RML 64 pounder 71 cwt gun	naval artillery, coastal artillery weapon, rifled muzzle loader	Wikidata
class	weapon	1875	RML 12.5 inch 38 ton gun	naval artillery, coastal artillery weapon, rifled muzzle loader	Wikidata
class	weapon	1877	RML 17.72 inch gun	coastal artillery weapon, rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1880	RML 16 inch 80 ton gun	rifled muzzle loader, naval artillery	Wikidata
commons	image		Photograph of Hornby Battery, South Head, Sydney		Commons
commons	image		Ordnance Island in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda		Commons
commons	image		Ordnance Island, St. George's Town, and Fort George, Bermuda		Commons