| She was the ultimate expression of British naval supremacy, more than 400 feet long and armed with 26 muzzle-loading 68 pounders and 10 breech-loading 110 pounders. |
| The infantry of both armies in the Civil War for the first time used muzzle-loading rifled muskets, while cavalry with breech-loading carbines fought dismounted. |
| We shall find also that the first American small-bore, muzzle-loading rifles were made in Pennsylvania. |
| While most carried the highly lethal burp guns slung around their necks, some carried ancient muzzle-loading, fowling pieces. |
| They want to dominate Europe by bureaucratic cleverness where they could not do so by muzzle-loading cannon, muskets and cavalry sabers. |
| With rodman's gun, the muzzle-loading smoothbore was at the apex of its development. |
