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
You may have to fire half a dozen times, and your best rifle is an old breech-loader.
From Lord Stranleigh Abroad by Barr, Robert
The fort of Devanchi, guarding the principal defile through the mountain range, was garrisoned by 900 jigits, armed with muskets and two guns—one a breech-loader.
From The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
How the breech-loader sprang open, and how the two spare charges went into it!
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 by Elverson, James
Twenty-four mounted men, including those from Lyndhall, were mustered, each with a breech-loader, in the absence of sabres and carbines.
From Brother Against Brother The War on the Border by Optic, Oliver
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