The ninth edition provides us with a fascinating historical overview of the progress from muzzle loader to
breech loading cartridge rifles, pistols and shotguns.
After their victory at nearby Isandhlwana, when a 20,000 Zulu army massacred 1,300 British and African soldiers, the Zulus had seized 1,000 Martini Henry
breech loading rifles and a large amount of ammunition.
Major Patrick Ferguson patented this
breech loading flintlock rifle in England in 1776.
8 oz.),
breech loading, single shot .54 caliber rifle combined a high rate of fire with excellent long range accuracy.
Breech loading mechanisms have to be introduced, as do recoil mechanisms.
Rolling Block Press also offers Remington
Breech Loading Arms and Ammunition, 1875 edition.
As were Sepoy regiments in India, the CLIV were originally armed with Enfield rifled muskets, although by the mid-1870s they began receiving Snider-Enfield
breech loading rifles.
As it turned out, the Mauser and most other
breech loading Zimmerstutzens are chambered for the long case to facilitate handling and loading the tiny cartridge.
1139--Ferguson's Improvement in
Breech Loading Firearms.
Nearly 150 years old, these are rare projectiles for Armstrong
Breech Loading Cannon.
Phil Kearny turned in their Civil War muskets and were issued the new Model 1866
breech loading .50-70 rifle.