noun, noun-modifying (irregular)
muzzle-loading; muzzleloader
Refers to firearms loaded from the muzzle, typically historical weapons. Used as a noun or prenominally.
Muzzle-loading guns are on display at this museum.
He is a collector of muzzleloaders.
muzzle loader
Compound of 先 (saki, 'front, tip') and 込め (kome, 'loading'), referring to loading from the muzzle end.