Recoil systems and cartridge ammunition increased rates of fire of breech-loading weapons. |
The breech-loading principle was also adopted in them, and special provision to effect this satisfactorily was invented by him. |
The other early sea-cannon, which we have mentioned, were also breech-loading. |
By 1870, they had access to more effective breech-loading, repeating firearms. |
Steel warships propelled by steam and equipped with breech-loading weapons had become standard. |
In the second half of the year the government purchased approximately 6,000 breech-loading rifles. |