Adjective
breechloading (not comparable)
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
However, in the 19th century, these weapons were largely replaced on the battlefield with breechloading rifled firearms, which were more accurate over longer ranges. Source: Internet
The earliest breechloading shotguns originated in France and Belgium in the early 19th century (see also the history of the Pinfire ) and a number of them such as those by Robert and Chateauvillard from the 1830s and 1840s did not use hammers. Source: Internet