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** The breech refers to the mass of solid metal behind the bottom of the bore extending to the base of the breech and including the base ring ; it also generally refers to the end of the cannon opposite the muzzle, i. e., the location where the explosion of the gunpowder begins as opposed to the opening through which the pressurized gas escapes.
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** The base of the breech is the metal disk that forms the most forward part of the cascable and rests against the breech itself, right next to the base ring.
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