Breech loading 1450-1550

fernando · 8th July 2009, 08:22 PM

Hi Michael,

I risk being asking the obvious, or having negleted some of the 'lectures' you already have posted, so forgive me for asking you now the folowing:

1 - Were breech chamber locking bars allways made of iron, or were some other times of wood?

2 - Were chambers allways only loaded with gunpowder, or were they some times loaded also with the projectile?

Sorry for my ignorance

.

Fernando

8th July 2009, 08:22 PM	#11
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Hi Michael, I risk being asking the obvious, or having negleted some of the 'lectures' you already have posted, so forgive me for asking you now the folowing: 1 - Were breech chamber locking bars allways made of iron, or were some other times of wood? 2 - Were chambers allways only loaded with gunpowder, or were they some times loaded also with the projectile? Sorry for my ignorance . Fernando