unrifled
adjective
un·ri·fled
ˌən-ˈrī-fəld 
: not rifled: such as
a
: not ransacked or plundered
rooms left unrifled
Soon, while the crews were awaiting the arrival of the ship, the body [of the whale] showed symptoms of sinking with all its treasures unrifled.—
Herman Melville
Herman Melville
b
: not having spiral grooves cut into the bore
a gun with an unrifled barrel
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Having a wide, smooth, unrifled barrel, the Holman could shoot nearly anything a sailor could fit inside it.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2017
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William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2017
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