A type of gunpowder is for muzzle operated rifles and guns. The oldest way of firing a rifle and is also known as smoky powder.

Term denoting black gunpowder. Also used to denote firearms built to lower pressure specifications to use blackpowder instead of modern smokeless powders.

The earliest type of firearms propellant that has generally been replaced by smokeless powder except for use in muzzleloaders and older breechloading guns that demand its lower pressure levels.