Muzzle-loading rifle
Left image: Jean Lepage silex carbine said "du Premier Consul", circa 1800.
Right image: Hexagonal rifling of Le Pétulant .
Left image: The La Hitte system was based around a shell equipped with lugs which allowed it to follow the rifle grooves inside the cannon bore.
Right image: Rifling of Lepage carbine.
Left image: The La Hitte muzzle-loading rifle system was introduced in 1858. Rifled mountain cannon "Canon de montagne de 4 modèle 1859 Le Pétulant". Caliber: 86 mm. Length: 0.82 m. Weight: 101 kg . Ammunition: 4 kg shell.
Right image: Shell used in Japan during the Boshin War.
Lepage silex gun dite du Premier Consul circa 1800.jpg
Shell La Hitte.jpg
Shell Japan.jpg
Hexagonal rifling of Le Petulant.jpg
Canon de montagne de 4 modele 1859 Le Petulant.jpg
Rifling of Lepage carbine circa 1800.jpg
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class of rifle which is loaded through the muzzle of the barrel