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But it was not until fixed ammunition came into use that the breech-loader really came to stay—and that was only the other day.

He devised the famous system of a dropping breech block, backed up by the hammer.

Spain had 10,000 muskets to modernize by the same system, and the breech-block attachments were made at Ilion.

The Whitmore double-barrel breech-loading shotgun was designed, and later developed into the Remington breech-loading shotgun.

The Nubian wore black tights and shirt, black slippers and a white skull cap and breech-clout.

One by one the precious cartridges spit, and fell from the breech-blocks empty and useless.

The dress of the men is composed of a breech cloth, skin leggings, mockasins, and a bison robe.

Here the missile is inserted at the breech, according to Your direction.

THE WORSHIPPERSDAMON FRANCIS KNIGHT

He wore a breech-clint of woven grasses, and looked expectantly at Parr.

But what if the Indian Bureau should let them have breech-loaders?

WARRIOR GAPCHARLES KING

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OCTOBER 26, 1985