(historical) A corkscrew-like device used to remove unspent charges from the barrel of a musket.

(historical) A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket.

A toy gun that uses small charges of shock-sensitive explosive compounds to simulate the sound and puff of smoke of a gunshot.

Alternative spelling of air gun

A large-calibre firearm capable of killing an elephant or other big game.

A form of rifled cannon and small arms. The bore has a polygonal section, and the twist is rapid. The ball, which is pointed in front, is made to fit the bore accurately, and is very much elongated, its length being about three-and-a-half times its diameter.

A weapon designed to fire a net which entangles the target, used e.g. for capturing wildlife.

(firearms, obsolete) The trigger, trigger plate, its guard, and (when present) the heel plate to the stock.

(nautical) The deck on an armed ship (man-of-war) on which the guns are placed.

An excavation used to position guns so that they are protected from enemy fire. / The compartment for a gunner and gun in a fighter aircraft.