muzzle loader

English Thesaurus

1. an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	firearm, piece, small-arm,
definition	:	a portable gun (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	arquebus, hackbut, hagbut, harquebus,
definition	:	an obsolete firearm with a long barrel (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	firelock, flintlock,
definition	:	a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	musket,
definition	:	a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen (noun.artifact)