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on 14 August 1863 led to 28 accidents in 365 rounds fired. Following this experience, the Royal Navy reverted to the muzzle-loader until the early 1880s. Other navies, notably France, continued to develop and deploy RBLs, but they were hardly superior in rate of fire or muzzle energy to their
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During this period rapid burning black powder was used as the propellant, so the guns had a stubby, 'soda bottle' shape giving easy access to either end for loading. The RBLs of the time were notably weaker in the breech region, and more prone to failure.
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Improvements in breech mechanisms in the period 1860 to 1880, together with the introduction of large-grain powder, caused the Navy to re-adopt the RBL as the new powder required longer barrels which could not be withdrawn into the turret for loading. A
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in 1879, but burst during trials. Following modifications the new weapon proved reliable.
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of the 1870s, four of which were installed in each of the
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The largest rifled muzzle-loader carried on a warship was the
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1326:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
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733:small arms & ordnance of the
150:A catastrophic accident on board
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791:Webley .455" Revolver Mk I – IV
75:18 tonnes with 10-inch-diameter
838:Pattern 1861 Enfield musketoon
134:Introduction of the Armstrong
31:A rifled muzzle loader in the
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159:35-ton 12-inch muzzle-loader
157:in January 1879, in which a
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1305:
1166:BL 9.2-inch Mk IV & VI
964:RML 7-pounder mountain gun
136:rifled breechloaders (RBL)
106:17.7-inch, 100-ton Elswick
1318:This article relating to
1098:BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
1075:RML 64-pounder 71 cwt gun
1065:RML 64-pounder 64 cwt gun
969:RML 2.5-inch mountain gun
625:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk I
310:Smoothbore muzzle-loading
266:Smoothbore muzzle-loading
217:Seeley, Service & Co.
46:(RML) is a type of large
1176:BL 12-inch Mk I, VI, VII
1131:BL 6-inch Mk III, IV, VI
1020:& garrison artillery
422:68-pounder Lancaster gun
1121:QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt
931:BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun
761:Beaumont–Adams revolver
620:QF 6-pounder Nordenfelt
411:Rifled muzzle-loaders (
84:(RBL) generated a huge
73:. Typical guns weighed
57:which preceded it, the
1093:BL 5-inch gun Mk I – V
781:Kerr's Patent revolver
615:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
610:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
562:BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII
402:RBL 7-inch 110-pounder
143:British counterparts.
39:
1218:10-inch 18 cwt mortar
1213:13-inch 36 cwt mortar
1103:BL 9.45-inch howitzer
1070:RML 64-pounder 58 cwt
1055:RML 25-pounder 18 cwt
1027:4.1-inch 'Long Cecil'
998:RML 6.6-inch howitzer
993:RML 6.3-inch howitzer
921:RML 16-pounder 12 cwt
894:SBML 9 pounder 13 cwt
671:1-inch Nordenfelt gun
577:BL 12-inch Mk I – VII
473:RML 64-pounder 64 cwt
455:Rifled muzzle-loaders
445:RML 64-pounder 71 cwt
432:Rifled muzzle-loaders
256:naval weapons of the
100:Royal Navy experience
80:This new gun and the
71:directional stability
30:
1008:BL 5.4-inch howitzer
946:QF 1-pounder pom-pom
916:RML 13-pounder 8 cwt
833:Pattern 1853 Enfield
552:BL 6-inch Mk II – VI
547:BL 6-inch 80-pounder
380:Rifled breechloaders
189:Muzzle-loading rifle
82:rifled breech loader
44:rifled muzzle loader
18:Rifled Muzzle Loader
1222:8-inch 9 cwt mortar
1088:RML 8-inch howitzer
936:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
926:BL 12-pounder 7 cwt
911:RML 9-pounder 8 cwt
756:1897 infantry sword
567:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
468:RML 9-pounder 8 cwt
122:80-ton 16-inch guns
1060:RML 40-pounder gun
1040:SBML 8-inch 65 cwt
1003:BL 5-inch howitzer
956:Mountain artillery
828:Pattern 1851 Minié
582:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
508:RML 12-inch 35-ton
503:RML 12-inch 25-ton
347:13-inch Blomefield
342:10-inch Blomefield
172:was developed for
140:action of Kagosima
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1282:0.45" Gatling gun
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1113:Coastal artillery
941:BL 15-pounder gun
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689:Whitehead torpedo
602:Quick-firing guns
370:24-pounder Millar
365:12-pounder Millar
285:32-pounder 55 cwt
37:HMS Gannet (1878)
16:(Redirected from
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1260:Hales 24-pounder
1156:BL 8-inch Mk VII
1084:RML 6.6-inch gun
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786:Tranter revolver
776:Enfield revolver
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1036:SBML 24-pounder
1032:SBBL 32-pounder
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587:BL 13.5-inch
199:Brooke rifle
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1287:Gardner gun
1230:War rockets
1186:RML 16-inch
1126:QF 4.7-inch
868:Lee–Enfield
863:Lee–Metford
818:Baker rifle
661:Gardner gun
656:Gatling gun
635:QF 4.7-inch
518:RML 16-inch
498:RML 11-inch
493:RML 10-inch
382:(Armstrong)
204:James rifle
52:smooth bore
1367:Categories
1251:24-pounder
1245:12-pounder
1161:RML 9-inch
1151:RML 8-inch
1146:RML 7-inch
1141:RBL 7-inch
1050:RBL 7-inch
813:Brown Bess
771:Webley RIC
572:BL 10-inch
488:RML 9-inch
483:RML 8-inch
478:RML 7-inch
312:shell guns
295:68-pounder
280:24-pounder
275:18-pounder
210:References
128:Inflexible
96:warships.
63:gun barrel
33:forecastle
1373:Artillery
1320:artillery
1292:Maxim gun
1239:6-pounder
981:, medium,
979:Howitzers
878:Artillery
681:Torpedoes
640:QF 6-inch
630:QF 4-inch
557:BL 8-inch
542:BL 5-inch
537:BL 4-inch
436:converted
413:Lancaster
357:Howitzers
176:Edinburgh
162:hung fire
154:Thunderer
86:arms race
48:artillery
1249:Congreve
1243:Congreve
1237:Congreve
743:Sidearms
459:Woolwich
183:See also
94:ironclad
69:gave it
1205:Mortars
801:Muskets
334:Mortars
268:cannons
61:of the
59:rifling
805:rifles
319:8-inch
111:Duilio
55:cannon
1322:is a
1254:Boxer
1018:Siege
67:shell
1324:stub
983:and
803:and
174:HMS
152:HMS
126:HMS
114:and
92:and
124:of
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