This pistol is by the gunmaker John Dafte. It was the first to use a practical method of breech loading a hand gun. The two parts of the barrel have a swivel link to prevent their being lost when ...

The Cattewater Gun is a type of cannon but because it would have fired its shots straight ahead, it is classed as a breech-loading swivel gun! It's a tube of wrought iron set into an oak bed and held ...

The Cattewater Gun is a type of cannon but because it would have fired its shots straight ahead, it is classed as a breech-loading swivel gun! It's a tube of wrought iron set into an oak bed and held ...