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Muzzle loader   /mˈəzəl lˈoʊdər/   Listen
Muzzle loader

noun
1.
An obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle.





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"Muzzle loader" Quotes from Famous Books



... position. He was; but earthworks or a massive wooden shield arranged like a seesaw over his gun gave him fair protection. Lowering the front end of the shield made a barricade behind which he could charge his muzzle loader (see fig. 49). ...
— Artillery Through the Ages - A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America • Albert Manucy


Words linked to "Muzzle loader" :   flintlock, hackbut, piece, firelock, arquebus, harquebus, small-arm, hagbut, musket, firearm


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