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breechloading

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breech·load·ing  (brchldng)
adj.
Designed to be loaded at the breech. Used of a gun or other firearm.
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What finally emerged in 1867 was a well-built breechloading mechanism (nicknamed Tabatiere, or "snuffbox"), operating much like the Snider and, like early Sniders, possessed of no locking catch (though one was added to some guns made after 1868).
The snuffbox rifle: France's Tabatiere was the largest-caliber ... by James, Garry / Guns & Ammo
1775, that Pattie embarked upon designing the Ferguson Rifle, a modification of Chaumette and Bidet's breechloading system for military use.
'Gallant Ferguson': Major Patrick Ferguson (1744-80) by McLeod Gilchrist, Dr. Marianne / The Loyalist Gazette
Other replicas include the Smith Carbine, a Civil War breechloading carbine, and the Ithaca Hawken.
Black powder bonus by Falada, Sam / Shooting Industry
 
 
 
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