Abstract: An extraction apparatus for removal of a bullet or musket ball from the barrel of a muzzle-loading gun, comprisng an articulating lever assembly in which a bracing member and a removal member are secured in articulating fashion, the bracing member being cooperative with the muzzle of the muzzle-loading gun to permit the passage therethrough of the ramrod, the removal member operably attached to the bracing member by means of an articulating assembly, the removal member having split rings positioned within a chamber alignable with the bracing member and ramrod, the split rings engaging the ramrod and removing the ramrod from the muzzle through the articulating action of the lever assembly.