breech-loader
Britishnoun
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Early on 1st January 1915, the two-man army packed into the ice-chest a Snider-Enfield, which Gool had bought for £5, and a Martini-Henry breech-loader with a long steel barrel.
From Newsweek
Some narrow escapes have been made by hunters using the old cap gun, but now with the breech-loader the speed that guarantees security is given.
From Habits, Haunts and Anecdotes of the Moose and Illustrations from Life by Jones, Burt
He was at one of the bow guns of the Nashville, the largest she was carrying, an eight-inch breech-loader.
From Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds by Mott, Walter Fenton
Another distinct type of breech-loader was invented in France about the middle of the 17th century.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
Sir Roger gave the order himself for that breech-loader at Li�ge.
From That Boy Of Norcott's by Lever, Charles James
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