| 单词 | breech-loading |
| 例句 | Three of the many kinds of weapons used in the war are particularly important: the minie ball, the breech-loading repeating rifle, and the ironclad ship. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In the 1860s, the first breech-loading rifles were developed, first seeing widespread use in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 in which Prussian infantry utterly overwhelmed Austrian soldiers armed with older muskets. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z European and U.S. soldiers were armed with breech-loading, repeating rifles and handguns that could be loaded quickly and fired with greater accuracy. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Conservators for Blackbeard’s ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge found the 16 fragments of paper wedged inside the chamber for a breech-loading cannon, with the largest piece being the size of a quarter. Booty and books: New evidence of pirates’ interest in both 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z He had a beautiful breech-loading shotgun, costing, he suggested, a hundred and twenty dollars. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z It will be, moreover, memorable as being the first encounter in which British troops ever used breech-loading rifles. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The modern explorer has at his service breech-loading magazine rifles, invaluable geographical and scientific knowledge, and an adequate supply of suitable food and drugs. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z One curious effect of the cold was that their breech-loading guns sometimes proved useless, for the barrels contracted so much that the cartridges could not be inserted. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The Franco-German war found him in Europe with a breech-loading gun that would throw shells. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z Thus they served as do the cartridges of modern breech-loading guns. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 2012-02-03T03:00:18.817Z He and his subjects were intelligent enough to comprehend the utility of his breech-loading guns, and by their gestures illustrated their comprehension of the deadly effects of those weapons in battle. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z He invented a kind of breech-loading cannon, and soon had an order for several field-pieces after the same pattern. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z During the 17th and 18th centuries breech-loading arms were very numerous and of considerable variety. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The white man promised him a breech-loading rifle and ammunition and some goats. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Originally cannon were loaded at the muzzle, but in recent years breech-loading devices have been developed, so that now all of the best modern guns are loaded from the rear. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z He had a breech-loading double-barreled rifle with him and two revolvers. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z This our men felt hard to stand, as they knew that at this period the Federal soldiers were being generally armed with breech-loading Springfield rifles, weapons which thirty years later were reckoned very formidable. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z The breech-loading mechanism antedated the cartridge by many years, the earliest breech-loading hand guns dating back to 1537. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z We have nowadays better weapons than the Brown Bess Johnson appreciated so highly—breech-loading rifles incomparably superior to the smooth-bore he praises. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z Later, the Henry or Winchester breech-loading rifle and the Spencer magazine gun were introduced and did good service. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z With our improved breech-loading and repeating rifles there is less risk. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z These were to be an excellent English saddle and bridle complete, and a breech-loading revolver, of a good make, with a box containing a hundred cartridges to fit. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z The modern breech-loading gun has been gradually and steadily improved since 1860. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The incoming of the white man, with his trained dogs and with his breech-loading and repeating shotgun, has greatly diminished its numbers. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z But the whole known system of breech-loading small arms was officially condemned by the U.S. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z He succeeded in gaining the friendship of the principal chiefs by selling them a hundred breech-loading rifles and ten thousand cartridges, giving them two years' time to pay for them. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z So, instead of decamping, he purchased with the money, in a town where he was unknown, five of the new breech-loading rifles and nearly five thousand rounds of ammunition. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z But at last Armstrong’s results could no longer be ignored; and wire-wound breech-loading guns were received back into the service in 1880. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The breech-loading principle was also adopted in them, and special provision to effect this satisfactorily was invented by him. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The first of his great breech-loading steel guns was exhibited at the Paris Exhibition in 1867. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Even the African tribes, who have so lately fought the French in Dahomey, were supplied with, and used effectively, breech-loading rifles. The Story of Malta Our preparations were hastily made; each of us took a ship's cutlass, revolver, and breech-loading carbine, and then filled our pockets with ammunition. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document It was superseded, as a result of the success of the needle-gun in the war of 1866, by the breech-loading rifle, this in its turn giving way to the magazine rifle about 1886-1890. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The search elicited a double-barrelled breech-loading shot-gun, some empty shells, powder, shot, and a loading machine. Last Words The latest improvements in cannon indicate that the old smooth-bore muzzle-loader guns are to be entirely superseded by breech-loaders, just as in small arms the muzzle-loading musket has given way to the breech-loading rifle. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z It may be noted here that as the breech-loading rifle had not up to this time been sufficiently perfected, all the above bullets were for muzzle loading rifles. The Development of Armor-piercing Shells with Suggestions for their Improvement A weapon should never be brought within the portals of a man's house loaded; the breech-loading cartridge can be easily withdrawn. Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular As I say, the first is uncommon nowadays with the carefully made breech-loading guns. Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 While there was a brisk demand in Doppersdorp at that time for firearms, such must be breech-loading weapons; at muzzle-loaders nobody would so much as look. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance If required to name the three subjects on which the most extraordinary versatility of invention has been expended, the answer would be without hesitation, the sewing machine, reaping machine and breech-loading firearm. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Blunderbuss muzzle, shells, yet no breech-loading; ramrods to shove in shells! The Buttoned Sky The breech-loading rifled arm of the present day may be looked upon as a marvel of modern ingenuity; as combining exquisite manufacture, extraordinary precision, and unequalled range. Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular He was able to fire two shots with the repeater while I could fire one from the breech-loading Ballard. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Little had then been accomplished and the works were scarcely completed before the introduction of long breech-loading guns rendered their armaments obsolete. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" It would be very convenient to attribute every whipping we ever got to the use of breech-loading rifles by our antagonists, but it would be very wide of the truth. History of Morgan's Cavalry And all the Indians of the plains, hearing about the mystery, when the breech-loading rifles mowed down the Sioux and the Cheyennes, spoke of the bad god fight that defeated Chief Red Cloud. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women To sportsmen and others, with the great facilities for loading and unloading afforded by the breech-loading system, there can be no excuse for leaving a weapon charged when it can so easily be rendered harmless. Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular Across the shoulders was slung a breech-loading Martini rifle, and from his neck dangled a heavy gold chain, which was probably the spoil of some predatory expedition. Across Asia on a Bicycle Their forces in this fight were not less than 2,000, well armed with breech-loading carbines and rifles. The Battle of Atlanta and Other Campaigns, Addresses, Etc. Now that the military world has finally decided in favor of breech-loading guns, it may seem presumptuous to condemn them; but, so far as my own experience goes, they are decidedly inferior. History of Morgan's Cavalry He had plenty of ammunition and plenty of new breech-loading rifles. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women They were armed with breech-loading rifles of French pattern, bayonets fixed. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew He handed it to Armand to reload it while he reached for his own new rifle, a breech-loading Hall. Shaman The same remark will apply to the principle of breech-loading fire-arms, examples of which may here be seen three hundred years old. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The guns captured were useless breech-loading carbines, which were thrown away. History of Morgan's Cavalry Each carried a breech-loading, repeating rifle of the very latest make, a weapon yet but little known on the border. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain Lastly, to allow for the superior centering of the shot obtainable with the breech-loading system, Bashforth introduces a factor σ, called the coefficient of steadiness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Gleefully, he ran into the pilot's house and grabbed his breech-loading Hall rifle. Shaman When the Fifth was on duty watching the Sioux, it was just after breech-loading rifles had been introduced into the army, and before they had been introduced among the Sioux. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier They could not use their sabers, and they found their breech-loading carbines only incumbrances. History of Morgan's Cavalry The case in which the exact charge of powder for fire-arms is made up—of paper for small-arms, of flannel for great guns, or of sheet metal for breech-loading muskets. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. From this place he took out a breech-loading rifle, one of half a dozen deposited there three months or more before. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing To those interested in sporting, and familiar with the breech-loading guns of the present day, much interest attaches to the old powder flasks which were once necessary accompaniments of sportsmen. Chats on Household Curios "No," I answered, "breech-loading is not in favor with us at present." From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life One man with a supply of breech-loading ammunition could beat off a hundred foes. The Call Of The South 1908 The movable fitment which closes the breech and contains the vent in Armstrong breech-loading guns. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. By that time the breech-loading mechanism had been simplified, and its adoption became necessary to secure greater length of gun barrel, increased rapidity of fire, and better protection for gun-crews. A History of Sea Power Continuing, Stephens told me how well he was prepared for emergencies; and he displayed two single-barreled, breech-loading Derringers. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 Melville's fine breech-loading rifle was slung over his shoulder, and held in place by a strap that passed in front. The Story of Red Feather A Tale of the American Frontier "Them new stockings of yours is breech-loading, aint they, Billy?" said an unfeeling volunteer. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive With breech-loading muskets this defence will become less necessary. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The secondary armament, mounted in tops, cageworks, bulkheads, etc., were breech-loading; but these smaller pieces fell out of favor as time went on owing to reliance on long-range fire and rareness of boarding actions. A History of Sea Power An ordinary breech-loading, double-barrelled gun was produced from behind the counter, and after some bargaining a trade was made on the basis of eight dollars for the weapon and sixty cartridges. Messenger No. 48 A large majority of men prefer the breech-loading arm, but there are those who still adhere tenaciously to the old-fashioned muzzle-loading rifle as preferable to any of the modern inventions. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions He brought forth from the box a beautiful double-barreled breech-loading shotgun, and the bounty of chance did not stop with the gun, for in the locker were over a thousand cartridges to fit it. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War Out of the balance of the money spent on the boat, we purchased a pin-fire, breech-loading gun, the pride of my life for many days. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell In his journey to town he had been alone, and between one station and another he had opened his portmanteau and taken therefrom a small breech-loading revolver and a stiletto. An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) Acting promptly on the suggestion, Sam armed himself and his comrades each with a good breech-loading rifle, as much ammunition as he could conveniently carry, and an English sword. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables My own experience has forced me to the conclusion that the breech-loading arm possesses great advantages over the muzzle-loading, for the reason that it can be charged and fired with much greater rapidity. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Both had their rifles—fine, breech-loading, repeating weapons, and with these the two might do much. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War The two officers did not press the matter, but began to ask questions about a breech-loading cannon, and were greatly surprised at the ease with which it was charged. Middy and Ensign For weapons they each had a good double-barrelled breech-loading gun—then just beginning to come into use—which had been carefully selected for them ere they left home. Three Boys in the Wild North Land They are splendid shots, and are almost all armed with breech-loading rifles, Sniders and Martinis. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Several thousands of these arms were breech-loading rifles of heavy calibre, for which there was an unlimited amount of cartridges. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870 On the top of these walls, sentinels are stationed at intervals, who walk back and forth, armed with breech-loading rifles, and under orders to shoot dead any prisoner attempting to escape. Born Again The other early sea-cannon, which we have mentioned, were also breech-loading. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The boxes containing metallic cartridges for breech-loading arms require the same care as percussion-caps, and are to be labelled, "On no account to be placed in the magazine." Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. The overthrow of Ross and his party showed that the enemy were sturdy fighters; and they were known to be armed with breech-loading rifles, of as good a quality as those carried by the troops. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Their rifles were the best obtainable at that time, being breech-loading Springfields and Spencers of the latest pattern. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870 Formerly they were dependent upon the most primitive hunting weapons; now they have repeating rifles, breech-loading shotguns, and an abundance of ammunition. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club He was armed with a breech-loading carbine and two revolvers, and carried, attached to his saddle, a roll of blankets, a haversack, and a mail-pouch. Captured by the Navajos The range of this herd was surrounded on three sides by tribes of Indians, armed with breech-loading rifles and abundantly supplied with fixed ammunition. The Extermination of the American Bison For instance, there was a fine breech-loading rifle, dear to the heart of Maxwell, that hung on the wall above a brace of handsome revolvers. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces Americans remember well his gigantic steel breech-loading guns at the expositions held in Philadelphia, and Chicago. The Harris-Ingram Experiment He asked to see all our curiosities, as the watch, revolver, breech-loading rifle, sextant. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 Numbers of skilled artisans were constantly employed in the manufacture of rifled cannon and breech-loading small arms. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief By a coincidence that proved fatal to the bison, it was just at the beginning of the slaughter that breech-loading, long-range rifles attained what was practically perfection. The Extermination of the American Bison His father had been a soldier in the late war, and gave to Sam a fine breech-loading rifle, which he brought with him when he hired out to Mr. Marston. Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 The gun represented is an 8 inch, all steel, breech-loading rifle, manufactured by the West Point Foundry, upon designs from the Army Ordnance Bureau. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 In our country the Civil War had come almost to its climax before breech-loading was generally introduced. Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World Buffalo Bill was mounted upon Brigham, a noted buffalo horse, and he was armed with a breech-loading Springfield rifle, and a weapon which had sent many a red-skin to the happy hunting-grounds. Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1. Adventures of Buffalo Bill from Boyhood to Manhood After the invention of the Colt’s revolver, and breech-loading rifles generally, the chase on horseback speedily became more fatal to the bison than it ever had been before. The Extermination of the American Bison He carried one of the finest of breech-loading rifles, which would have been very effective in the hands of a party who knew how to use it. Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 His first weapon was a breech-loading rifle which was adopted by the United States Government during the Civil War. Scotland's Mark on America On the occasion of the Jameson incursion, the Transvaal had in readiness extensive parks of the most modern quick-firing Maxims and Nordenfeldts of various calibres, and breech-loading field artillery of the Krupp make. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked The style and the patentee vary every year or two or oftener, breech-loading and the elongated bullet being the only persistent features. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 The time came when cotton went up to sixteen cents a pound and single breech-loading guns went down to five dollars apiece. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation In a country like Persia, where pride of arms prevails to keep up the habit of carrying them, there is a steady demand for modern breech-loading rifles. Persia Revisited As he did so he noticed that the young man was coolly abstracting the cartridge from a small breech-loading pistol he held in his hand. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 Still, it is a formidable gun, especially when relieved of the weak and complex breech-loading apparatus, and used with a better system of rifling and projectiles than Armstrong's. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 The appearance of the breech-loading rifle in the hands of the United States dragoons on the frontier just fifteen years ago let in new light upon the Camanche and Apache mind. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 They are of iron, from 140 to 200 tons each, are armed with one breech-loading rifle, caliber 3 6-10 inches, and two to four machine guns, each caliber 44-100 to 1 inch. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Snider, Jacob, American mechanical genius; invented a method of converting muzzle-loading rifles into breech-loading; died unrewarded in 1866. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge He even owned a breech-loading shotgun, and, before we left, sent to ask for shells. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China The former carries 5, and the latter 6 of Captain Coles's turrets with inclined sides, each turret designed for two 110-pounder breech-loading Armstrong guns. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 Being of quick, inventive mind, he constructed a breech-loading rifle, which he used in battle with deadly effect. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 The field artillery consists of about twelve breech-loading steel guns, caliber 3 5-10 inches, and ten breech-loading mountain guns, caliber 3 2-10 inches. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Needle-gun, a breech-loading gun, the cartridge of which is exploded by a needle. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The invention of breech-loading rifles came too late to be of service to the infantry on either side, but during the last year of the War, certain brigades of cavalry were armed with Sharp's breech-loaders. Abraham Lincoln The dragoman and I had gone off to shoot rock-pigeons in one of the caves by the seashore, leaving at home my breech-loading hunting rifle, then a novelty in that part of the world. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II He despised the modern breech-loading rifle, and insisted on shooting an old-fashioned, muzzle-loading, single-barrel rifle, made by a fellow townsman, Henry Slaughterbach. Out of Doors—California and Oregon It is announced by military experts as an axiom that trained troops armed with the present breech-loading and rapid-firing arm cannot be successfully assailed by any troops who simply assault. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient I can find no mention of breech-loading arms before the reign of Henry VIII., since which time they have been constantly used in China and other parts of the East. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada The breech-loading rifles of the Indians thrust through chinks between the rocks were ready to pick off every soldier who showed himself for a moment, while the Indians lay utterly invisible. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon On the forecastle lay the perfection of a breech-loading gun, very thick at the breech, and very narrow in the bore, the model of which had been in the Exhibition of 1867. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea It is probable that the introduction of breech-loading guns will be proportionally slow. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 A change in the weapons of the infantry was effected, which was as momentous in its day as the introduction of the breech-loading rifle in ours. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 Nor has any breech-loading weapon hitherto introduced been able to make its way into extensive practical use, although the Americans have constantly used them in their navy for some years past. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Lying in their covert, Whitley's men reloaded their breech-loading rifles and again sent in a deadly fire. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis At a thousand yards the traveller falls wounded by the well-aimed bullet of a breech-loading rifle. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War It is, of course, essential that any breech-loading gun which is offered for introduction in the army should be at least equal in range, penetration, and precision, to the best muzzle-loader now in use. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 No breech-loading gun is so trustworthy in its execution as a muzzle-loader; for, in spite of all precautions, the bullets will go out irregularly. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 A breech-loading carbine, lately brought across to this country from America as the invention of Mr. Sharpe, was patented by a Mr. Melville, of London, as far back as 1838. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada It is said that the greater number of the military arms made in the United States for Europe are on the breech-loading system. The Nation in a Nutshell You will understand the situation exactly if I compare this corridor to a long cannon, the room at the end being the breech-loading chamber. Jennie Baxter, Journalist We would not, however, be understood as condemning breech-loading guns for military service. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 This is of vital importance; for no breech-loading or loose-loading and expanding ball can ever fly so truly as a solid ball whose position in the barrel is accurately fixed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 As, however, we are beginning to copy their application of machinery, I dare say the next generation will take up the question of breech-loading arms. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada He discovered also that the guns were breech-loading, of modern make, easily worked, and capable of doing great damage. The Mysterious Island Reference may be made to the invention of rifled cannon, heavier ordnance, breech-loading guns, and shells and explosive bullets. Outline of Universal History There is yet one more point in which breech-loading has recently been found, in the Royal Gun Factory, to possess a great advantage over muzzle-loading as regards ballistic effect. Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 The infantry of the army was provided with a breech-loading weapon, called after its inventor the Chassepot. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 Have you hit upon that new explosive yet, which is to utilize your breech-loading cannon? A Foregone Conclusion Firing It is easy to misuse breech-loading weapons, such as the rifle. Battle Studies The Prussians won the day of Königgrätz by their breech-loading guns, although much was due to their superior organization and superior strategy. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders Now that breech-loading and slow powders have been introduced, these conditions have been changed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 He had been using a double-barreled breech-loading shot-gun, and he wore a vest with rows of shells in the pockets across the front. The Desert of Wheat He took up the breech-loading cannon and then suddenly put it down again with a little shiver, and went to the threshold of the perverted oratory and glanced in at his forge. A Foregone Conclusion But to-day, with the breech-loading rifle, there is a tendency to believe it practicable and to take it up with new interest. Battle Studies Both parties were confident of success,--Austria as the larger State, with proud traditions, triumphant over rebellious Italy; and Prussia, with its enlarged military organization and the new breech-loading needle-gun. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders The diagrams on the wall show the general construction of the modern German, French, and English heavy breech-loading guns. Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 Yankee ingenuity had invented a new kind of breech-loading gun called "Sharps rifle." Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 Don Ippolito had slept upon his interview with Ferris, and now sat in his laboratory, amidst the many witnesses of his inventive industry, with the model of the breech-loading cannon on the workbench before him. A Foregone Conclusion Lieutenant Schwatka seated himself on a rock alongside the tent, with his double-barrelled breech-loading shot-gun in his hand, and in a short time stopped three—two drakes and a duck. Schwatka's Search In a moment he was out with a breech-loading gun, and as the smoke of the discharge lifted, she saw a writhing, sinuous form fall heavily to the earth. Nature's Serial Story It is sufficient for me to say here, that the real cause which has rendered breech-loading an absolute necessity is the improvement which has been made in the powder. Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 The Southern volley had brought down many horses and men, but the Northern force was double in numbers and many of the men carried new breech-loading rifles of the best make. The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign The polar bear once was bold in the presence of man; but somebody has told him about breech-loading high power rifles; and now he, too, runs in terror from every man that he sees. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations It hangs on my wall to this day, although of course I never use it now in our breech-loading era. Allan and the Holy Flower Then, taking down a double-barrelled breech-loading gun, he filled his pocket with cartridges. Nature's Serial Story He had a breech-loading double-barreled rifle with him, which fired fulminating balls. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley The Southern charge, meeting a second volley from the breech-loading rifles, broke upon their front. The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign In Russia and in France in the days preceding the use of modern breech-loading firearms, the gray wolves of Europe were very bold, and a great many people were killed by them. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations It was of the old breech-loading, single-shot type, and Philip wondered why Bram had destroyed his own modern weapon instead of keeping it in place of this ancient Company relic. The Golden Snare At three minutes to 7 the engineers and conductor come on board; the former to place the powerful oxyhydrogen charge in the great breech-loading tube, the latter to close the doors against ingress or egress. The Dominion in 1983 The breech-loading and even the magazine rifle are now in use in every army, while the smallest field piece of today is almost as efficient as the most powerful gun in use fifty years ago. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict Here are five or six hundred fine breech-loading rifles, and hundreds of thousands of cartridges. The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign Leaving my rifle with Monsoor, I rode up within fifty yards of them, apparently unarmed, but I had a pair of breech-loading pistols in my holsters. Ismailia Waiting until the beasts were in close range, they opened a rapid fire from their heavy breech-loading rifles, yelling at the top of their voices. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches It was this: you must know, gentlemen, that, in the examination, that breech-loading gun played a prominent part. Within an Inch of His Life At the pommel hung a thirty-foot coil of braided horsehair rope, and at the rear was a Sharp's .50-caliber, breech-loading rifle, its owner having small use for any other make. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up Owing to their elevated location, the British, although using the rapid-fire breech-loading rifle invented by Ferguson himself, found their vision deflected, and continually fired high, thus suffering from nature's handicap, refraction. The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 "Three heavy breech-loading double-eight elephant guns, weighing about fifteen pounds each, to carry a charge of eleven drachms of black powder." King Solomon's Mines A big rifled cannon is loaded from the rear, or breech, just as is a breech-loading shotgun or rifle. Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record It was a very thin lead form, such as contain the cartridges used in American breech-loading guns. Within an Inch of His Life A New York ward leader—big, rough, and rosy—had come out as an agent for an American breech-loading musket company, and had smuggled specimens of arms over the frontier. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 Sheridan said that breech-loading rifles kill more than all the cannon. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 |
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