| 1. | The model 1871 included a locking bolt in the breech mechanism.
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| 2. | The barrel is a forging screwed into the breech mechanism.
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| 3. | The breech mechanism is a split sliding-block breech.
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| 4. | This grime was then deposited directly into the breech mechanism, worsening the problem.
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| 5. | In 1927 Vollmer also obtained a patent covering the breech mechanism of the weapon.
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| 6. | The Mark 6 Mod 0 only differed from the Mark 5 by its breech mechanism.
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| 7. | The Mod 10 used Breech Mechanism Mark 9 instead of the Mark 8 on the previous Mods.
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| 8. | In 1837 Wahrendorff applied for patent on a new breech mechanism, later known as the Wahrendorff breech.
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| 9. | "The breech mechanism is operated by means of a lever on the right side of the breech.
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| 10. | The breech mechanism is similar to that used on the 8 inch howitzers both in design and operation ".
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