The muzzle.
No
Muzzle loading guns must be loaded in parts though the end of the barrel. The method of igniting the gunpowder in a muzzle loader is different than modern guns in that it uses a primer cap or pan instead of hitting primer inside of a bullet shell. Muzzle loaders are neither center fire nor rim fire.
yes a little but not like you see in the movies. but black powder guns, old guns such as muzzle loaders and such smoke a whole lot when you shoot them
Knives, swords, muzzle loading guns, and bombs.
Muzzle loading flintlocks. Most were smoothbore, a few were rifled.
i believe it is the breech <><><> The breech is the opening at the rear of the barrel. The opening at the front is the muzzle.
Muzzle loaders. Starting to make the change from matchlock to various flintlocks.
No. During that time period, muzzle loaders were the order of the day.
Among muzzle loaders, caplocks and flintlocks do not use 209 primers.
In the early days of muzzle loading firearms, rifled guns took longer to reload than smoothbore guns, and could fire only a few shots before they HAD to be cleaned.
Most guns were muzzle-loading guns that fired black powder. Some guns did have metal cartridges that were loaded in the breech. Some of the latter types of rifles were repeaters and could fire several rounds without re-loading.