Breech Loading - Law Dictionary Search Results
Breech loading
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Krupp gun
A breech loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of Friedrich Krupp at Essen in Prussia Guns of over eight inch
VerbarMitrailleuse
A breech loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together so arranged that the barrels can be fired
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Snider rifle
A breech loading rifle formerly used in the British service so called from the inventor
Breech action
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Breechblock
The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech loading firearm and resists the backward force of the discharge It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge
Fermeture
The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech loading firearm in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock obturator and carrier ring
Breechloader
A firearm which receives its load at the breech … A firearm which receives its load at the breech
Muzzle loader
A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech … A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech
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