The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Breech Mechanism

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The mechanism which opens and closes the breech.

Breech mechanism of the 5, 6 and 8-inch breech-loading rifles

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