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Superposed load

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A superposed load or stacked charge or superimposed load is a method used by various muzzleloading firearms, from matchlocks to caplocks, as well as newer Metal Storm weapons, to fire multiple shots from a single barrel without reloading. [1]

20 relations: Alexander Tilloch, Belton flintlock, British Army, Caplock mechanism, Continental Congress, Diary, East India Company, Flintlock, Fuse (explosives), Giambattista della Porta, License, Magia Naturalis, Matchlock, Metal Storm, Muzzleloading, New York Post, Philosophical Magazine, Roman candle (firework), Samuel Pepys, United States dollar.

Alexander Tilloch

Alexander Tilloch FSA (Scot) (1759–1825) was a Scottish journalist and inventor.

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Belton flintlock

The Belton flintlock was a repeating flintlock design using superposed loads, conceived by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, resident Joseph Belton some time prior to 1777.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Caplock mechanism

The caplock mechanism or percussion lock was the successor of the flintlock mechanism in firearm technology, and used a percussion cap struck by the hammer to set off the main charge, rather than using a piece of flint to strike a steel frizzen.The caplock mechanism consists of a hammer, similar to the hammer used in a flintlock, and a nipple (sometimes referred to as a "cone"), which holds a small percussion cap.

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Continental Congress

The Continental Congress, also known as the Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies.

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Diary

A diary is a record (originally in handwritten format) with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period.

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East India Company

The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company, formed to trade with the East Indies (in present-day terms, Maritime Southeast Asia), but ended up trading mainly with Qing China and seizing control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent.

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Flintlock

Flintlock is a general term for any firearm that uses a flint striking ignition mechanism.

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Fuse (explosives)

In an explosive, pyrotechnic device, or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function.

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Giambattista della Porta

Giambattista della Porta (1535? – 4 February 1615), also known as Giovanni Battista Della Porta, was an Italian scholar, polymath and playwright who lived in Naples at the time of the Scientific Revolution and Reformation.

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License

A license (American English) or licence (British English) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit).

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Magia Naturalis

Magia Naturalis (in English, Natural Magic) is a work of popular science by Giambattista della Porta first published in Naples in 1558.

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Matchlock

The matchlock was the first mechanism invented to facilitate the firing of a hand-held firearm.

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Metal Storm

Metal Storm Limited was a research and development company based in Brisbane, Australia that specialized in electronically initiated superposed load weapons technology and owned the proprietary rights to the electronic ballistics technology invented by J. Mike O'Dwyer.

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Muzzleloading

Muzzleloading is the shooting sport of firing muzzleloading guns.

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New York Post

The New York Post is the fourth-largest newspaper in the United States and a leading digital media publisher that reached more than 57 million unique visitors in the U.S. in January 2017.

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Philosophical Magazine

The Philosophical Magazine is one of the oldest scientific journals published in English.

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Roman candle (firework)

A Roman candle is a traditional type of firework that ejects one or more stars or exploding shells.

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Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament who is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superposed_load

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