- A
breechloader is a
firearm in
which the user
loads the
ammunition from the
breech end of the
barrel (i.e., from the rearward, open end of the gun's barrel)...
- Beaumont-Adams revolver,
designed in 1856.
After 1867, the
production of
breechloading Adams revolvers began, and many
existing Adams and Beaumont-Adams revolvers...
- used and were
called "mountain howitzers". The
first designs of
modern breechloading mountain guns with
recoil control and the
capacity to be
easily broken...
- The
Peabody action was an
early form of
breechloading firearm action,
where the
heavy breechblock tilted downwards across a bolt
mounted in the rear of...
- The
Ferguson rifle was one of the
first breech-loading
rifles to be put into
service by the
British military. It was
designed by
Major Patrick Ferguson...
-
London that
breechloading guns were
taken more
seriously by
British and
American gun
makers in particular. The
display of a
Lefaucheux breechloading gun inspired...
- The EOC 12-inch L/23.5 or '39-ton
breechloading gun' or '40-ton
breechloading gun', was an
experimental breechloading gun
designed and
manufactured by...
- due to its long range.
Originally a muzzleloader, it was
converted to
breechloading in 1867, the so-called
Lindner conversion. In 1869 the
Bavarian army...
-
propelling the 9,137 ton
vessel to
speeds of up to 14
knots and
rifled breechloading 110-pdr guns,
Warrior is the
ancestor of all
modern warships. During...
-
limitations were
imposed by the
current Armstrong breechloading design, and as no
other suitable breechloading mechanism was available,
production of the 110-pounder...
