muzzleloader

[ muhz-uh l-loh-der ]

/ ˈmʌz əlˌloʊ dər /

a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.

Origin of muzzleloader

First recorded in 1855–60; muzzle + loader

muz·zle·load·ing, adjective

The breech-loader has manifold advantages over the muzzle-loader in a wild country.

The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon |Samuel White Baker
They were armed with all kinds of firearms, ranging from the old Queen Bess muzzle-loader to the most modern rifles.

The Career of Leonard Wood |Joseph Hamblen Sears
Thus, size for size, a breech-loading gun must have greater range and penetration than a muzzle-loader.

The British Navy Book |Cyril Field
It was a muzzle-loader and after wiping it out carefully at the doctor's quarters I found one of the tubes were stopped up.

Little Pills, An Army Story |Robert Henderson McKay

The youngsters are still not anxious to buck against the muzzle-loader in off-hand shooting.

Woodcraft and Camping |George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)

muzzle-loader

a firearm receiving its ammunition through the muzzle

muzzle-loading, adjective