breechloader
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of breechloader
Example Sentences
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Some one made him a present of a Purdey breechloader, and he uses Eley cartridges.
From Middy and Ensign by G. D. Rowlandson
Jack Everson had brought a plentiful supply of cartridges for his superb breechloader; and the belt was already secured around his body.
From The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring by Edward Sylvester Ellis
France has adopted the Kropatochek magazine rifle, Germany the Manser rifle, Austria the Mannlicher magazine rifle, Italy the Bertoldo magazine rifle, Russia the Berdan breechloader, Turkey the American rifle.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan
A six-pounder gave voice from the spar deck, instantly followed by a five-inch breechloader in the waist.
From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Russell Doubleday
Hammocks were laid on the deck close to each five-inch breechloader, and the regular watch was doubled.
From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Russell Doubleday
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