Breechloader
A breechloader was a firearm in which the cartridge or shell was inserted or loaded into a chamber integral to the rear portion of a barrel.

In 2268, upon learning that Klingons had supplied Neural's village dwellers with flintlocks, Montgomery Scott wondered why they were not given more advanced weapons, such as breechloaders or machine guns. ()

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Hand-held weapons
Projectile weapons