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Offline Victor3

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Drill for breech loaders?
« on: May 17, 2009, 08:59:33 PM »
 Can anyone point me to, or describe procedures for the safe loading/firing of breech loading cannons?

 I'm sure they would differ from gun to gun, but are there basic guidelines similar to those for muzzle loaders?
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Re: Drill for breech loaders?
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2009, 11:43:23 PM »
This is not historically accurate but it is a drill I observed being used
with a Krupp breech loader,

1) open breech after firing.

2) use short sponge which pushes any aluminum debris forward out of chamber
extinguishing any embers.

3 load with new round. (he was using blanks at the time) but fixed ammo
shell and powder charge could be used.

4 close breech.

5 prick and prime cartridge, (he used friction primers)

6 fire.



By the way this was a "one man" crew!


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Re: Drill for breech loaders?
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2009, 12:38:07 AM »
Two directions you could go.

1. to search for older manuals of the time, and
2. to look at modern FM's (Field Manuals) that delimit the drills.  (These should be on-line from the FAS (Field Artillary School) at Ft. Sill.

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Re: Drill for breech loaders?
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2009, 12:46:18 AM »
That looks like a 75mm Krupp of 1892 that belongs to a friend of mine named Adrian.  Am I correct?
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Re: Drill for breech loaders?
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2009, 04:12:36 AM »
Quote from: cannonmn on May 18, 2009, 12:46:18 AM
That looks like a 75mm Krupp of 1892 that belongs to a friend of mine named Adrian.  Am I correct?

;D  we seem to have some of the same friends of course collecting artillery is a small world compaired to say coins or stamps......

He is overseas for the past few months should be getting back soon.
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Re: Drill for breech loaders?
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2009, 04:17:38 AM »
Doesn't Switlik's have Drill for Breechloaders?
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Re: Drill for breech loaders?
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2009, 01:23:16 PM »
I guess there's no need to thumb the vent. ;D ;D
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Re: Drill for breech loaders?
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2009, 12:51:21 AM »
 Did they swab?

 A good idea regardless of historical methods, but I imagine swabbing might have gunked up the works in some designs.
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Re: Drill for breech loaders?
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2009, 02:59:53 AM »
You may want to look thru this book, a very quick flip thru didn't turn up firing drill but as extensive as it is, you'd think it might be in there somewhere.

http://books.google.com/books?id=-mxXSyO3aDUC&dq=dyer+light+artillery&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=BOiJx07twD&sig=NXN7Yjj8EY63kNQmofQ7PLzdgIg&hl=en&ei=9akSSrvjJITS8wT_t8WPBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#PPR1,M1
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