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What was the first breech loading rifle to be used in actual combat?
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The Ferguson Rifle
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What was the impact of the breech loading firearms to the U.S?
Not just the US, but all military forces- for the first time, you could fire and reload quickly- while not standing up! Breech loading firearms meant a rifleman could fire from cover, and not while standing exposed to enemy fire.
Who discovered rifling?
If you are asking when the first guns were made they were first made in China during the 13th century for use as a signal. Springfield rifles were among the the first breech loading rifles in1865.
What do they call a child that was delivered foot first in childbirth?
When a baby is born both feet first or one foot first, this is called a footling breech.
What is it called when a baby is born bottom first with the legs stuck ankles near the ears?
That is called a Breech delivery, named after Frank Breech.
What is the difference between a breech ed birth and a backwards birth?
Breech is feet first, backward is when the baby is face up instead of face down.
What does the phrase breech presentation means?
When a baby, (human, horse, cow,) is about to be delivered it normally appears head first in the birth canal. If the fetus is butt first that is referred to a s a breech presentation.
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When was aeroplane first used on combat?
Aircraft were first used in combat about 1915
Was Franklyn Delano Roosevelt a breech birth?
You have misspelled his first name. It was Franklin.
What is breech presentation in ultrasound during pregnancy?
This means the baby is foot first instead of head first
What is the first step for both loading and unloading a firearm?
The first step for loading and unloading a firearm is to point the gun in a safe direction.
When was the first breech-loading shotgun made?
A French gunmaker by the name of LeFaucheux is usually given credit for this in the year 1851. His gun, though, was for a pinfire cartridge and not the centerfire cartridge we know today. A year or two later Charles Lancaster, a British gunmaker, had a centerfire breach-loader on the market.
