Black-powder pistols

thumb|right|upright=1.5|A "Brown Bess" muzzle-loading musket, used by the [[British Army from 1722 to 1838]] A muzzleloader is any firearm in which the user loads the projectile and the propellant charge into the muzzle end of the gun (i.e., from the forward, open end of the gun's barrel). This is distinct from the modern designs of breech-loading firearms, in which user loads the ammunition into the breech end of the barrel. The term "muzzleloader" applies to both rifled and smoothbore type muzzleloaders, and may also refer to the marksman who specializes in the shooting of such firearms. The

revolver

thumb|A pepperbox by Allen & Thurber, one of the most common American designs thumb|A mid-19th century four barrel Russian pepperbox pistol

service pistol

type of French service revolver

1858 revolver model

revolver

colt navy 44 cal conical bullet size

type of grapeshot revolver/service pistol

service pistol

service pistol

revolver

revolver

type of revolver

large-calibre handgun with two or four barrels

type of service revolver

type of pistol

type of revolver

type of revolver

multi-barrel pistol

thumb|Bajōzutsu The was a tanegashima in the form of a pistol. Bajō-zutsu were used by mounted samurai in feudal Japan.

Revolver

service revolver of the Swiss Army

type of Single-action revolver

revolver