breech-loader
Non-muzzle-loading weapon
A breech-loader is a firearm or cannon that loads ammunition from the rear of the barrel rather than the muzzle.
This design, which became standard in the mid-19th century, allows for faster reloading and lets the shooter stay in a protected position while loading.
The breech is the back part of the gun where the firing mechanism sits.
The army replaced its muzzle-loaders with breech-loaders after the war.
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
- carbineShort-barreled lightweight firearm
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
howitzer · Springfield · Ferguson · Peabody · Remington · Mauser · double-barrel · repeater
Sealed container for supplies
- shellHard outer covering
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
bullet · round · caliber · gauge · brass · rimfire · centerfire · charge
Enclosed room or cavity
- actionProcess of doing
- bolt-actionManual rifle mechanism
- lever-actionFirearm cycling mechanism
- hingeMovable connecting joint
extractor · ejector · receiver · toggle · trapdoor · cam · lever · opening
New device or method
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- rapid-fireIn swift succession
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
rifling · accuracy · range · industrialization · obsolescence · modernization · engineering · patent
rifle
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
artillery · howitzer · Springfield · Ferguson · Peabody · Remington · Mauser · double-barrel · repeater
cartridge
Sealed container for supplies
propellant · bullet · round · caliber · gauge · brass · rimfire · centerfire · charge · wadding
chamber
Enclosed room or cavity
- actionProcess of doing
- bolt-actionManual rifle mechanism
- lever-actionFirearm cycling mechanism
hinge · extractor · ejector · receiver · toggle · trapdoor · cam · lever · opening · closing
invention
New device or method
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- rapid-fireIn swift succession
precision · rifling · accuracy · range · industrialization · obsolescence · modernization · engineering · patent · gunsmithing
- artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
- Shotgunspump action, double barrel, over-under, side-by-side, semi-auto
- firearmsrifle, pistol, handgun, shotgun, revolver
breech-loadermuzzle-loader
Gun loaded from front
muzzleloader · matchlock · Brown Bess · arquebus · blunderbuss
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