An old engraving showing various breech-loading firearms of the1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. Illustrated are the inside workings of Elliot’s Breech-loader (B-l), The Springfield B-l, Ward Burton B-l, Remington’s B-l, Dodge’s Double-barreled Shotgun, A Swiss Magazine rifle and Winchester’s B-l. A breechloading gun is a weapon in which the ammunition (cartridge or shell) is loaded at the rear (breech) end of its barrel, as opposed to a muzzleloader, which loads ammunition at the front (muzzle) end. Modern firearms are usually breech-loading.

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An old engraving showing various breech-loading firearms of the1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. Illustrated are the inside workings of Elliot’s Breech-loader (B-l), The Springfield B-l, Ward Burton B-l, Remington’s B-l, Dodge’s Double-barreled Shotgun, A Swiss Magazine rifle and Winchester’s B-l. A breechloading gun is a weapon in which the ammunition (cartridge or shell) is loaded at the rear (breech) end of its barrel, as opposed to a muzzleloader, which loads ammunition at the front (muzzle) end. Modern firearms are usually breech-loading.

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