Breechloader
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A breechloader is a firearm or artillery piece in which the user loads the ammunition from the breech end of the barrel. The vast majority of modern firearms are breechloaders.
A Springfield Model 1888 rifle with its breech open.
Three-shot experimental breech-loading cannon (burst) belonging to Henry VIII of England, 1540–1543
15th and 16th century breech-loaders on display at the Army Museum in Stockholm
Replica of a medieval Swedish breech-loaded "cart gun" (Swedish: kärrebössa)
Springfield Model 1888
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The Springfield Model 1888 was a trapdoor breechblock service rifle produced by the Springfield Armory for the United States military. Introduced in 1888, it was the final design in a long line of suc
Breechloader
…A Springfield Model 1888 rifle with its breech open. Schematic of various forms of locking on breechloading firearms. A breechloader is a firearm or artillery piece in which…
Springfield M1898 Krag–Jørgensen, with attach Bowie-style bayonet (left), and its predecessor, the Springfield Model 1888