Your Model 1885 Single Shot Rifle (high-wall) was manufactured circa May 1891.
100-300 USD
it was used in the civil war by the groud soliders.
A 'muzzle loader' is any firearm (or cannon) which does not have a breech mechanism and which is 'charged' (loaded with powder and shot) from the muzzle end of the barrel.
About the time of the American Civil War- in the 1860s. The Spencer was a cartridge firing, breech loading, rifled repeater. The Burnside used a metal cartridge and a tape primer. The Sharps (as in Sharpshooter) used a paper cartridge, but was a breech loader. One breech loader saw limited use by a few British soldiers during the American revolution- the Howe. It was a flintlock, but loaded from the breech.
100-300 USD
the first projectile was a muzzle loader ball discovered in 1812 and it was a 68 caliber ball
50-450 usd
Breech loading firearms can be reloaded much more quickly, they can be reloaded when moving, and they are easy to reload when lying down. The muzzleloader must be loaded when standing upright.
100-450 USD
W. W. Greener has written: 'The breech-loader and how to use it' 'Modern breech-loaders, sporting & military' -- subject(s): Firearms 'Modern shot guns' -- subject(s): Shotguns
I haven't seen one sell for over $200 in a while.
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