Gunpowder Armory
by Firecart2023
Gunpowder Armory, a Forge equipment mod for 1.20.1, adds thirteen historical firearms, from flintlocks and matchlocks to wheellocks and repeating guns, that load in different ways.
What it does
Most of the guns follow the same loading routine: powder and a bullet are rammed down the barrel, and the player uses the offhand to switch quickly between items. Some models skip this and use a magazine system instead, so each gun asks for its own handling. The mod includes in-game guidebooks that describe how each weapon is loaded and used.
Gunpowder Armory requires Geckolib. Because the mod uses only Geckolib as a dependency, metal materials are drawn from the ingots tag, so steel and lead from other mods can be used when they follow the forge:ingots tag convention. Files are built for Forge and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Thirteen historical guns
The mod adds thirteen firearms of the period, including flintlock, matchlock and wheellock designs.
Varied loading systems
Each gun is loaded in its own way, with some using offhand items and others a magazine rather than a ramrod.
In-game guidebooks
Guidebooks inside the game describe how each weapon is loaded, aimed and maintained.
Matchlocks and wheellocks compared
Matchlocks are the most prone to failure, while wheellocks rarely misfire and are the most dependable of the early designs.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Modpacks and videos
The mod has been used in modpacks and gameplay videos that focus on historical weapons.
Early-game progression
A late-game trader NPC sells items for the guns, which makes the mod most relevant in the early part of a playthrough.
Who it’s for: Players who want firearms from the flintlock era with distinct handling, and modpack authors looking for a historical weapon set that needs Geckolib.
How it compares
Gunpowder Armory is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with client and server environment and All rights reserved licensing, the same as Voidless Armory. Scorched Guns 2: Flintlocks is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and covers 1.20 – 1.20.1, so its source is available to inspect and fork. Wild Wild West also runs on Forge for 1.20.1 with client and server environment, but is All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder Armory | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-17 |
| Voidless Armory | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-31 |
| Scorched Guns 2: Flintlocks | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-16 |
| Wild Wild West | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-04-14 |
Questions
Does Gunpowder Armory need Geckolib?
Does the server need Gunpowder Armory?
Can steel from other mods be used for crafting?
In the catalog
Gunpowder Armory is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Gunpowder Armory adds 13 unique old guns, such as flintlock guns, but also matchlock, wheellock and even a few repeating guns! All of these use a unique loading process that uses your offhand, and each one is different from another in some way, shape or form. That's pretty cool! A: This information is in the ingame…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gunpowder-armory
- Owner
- Firecart2023
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15