Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Needle Fire Pioneer Short Rifle from Kingdom of Württemberg dated 1870 / 71 Field Gear Army Infantry School as part

Army Infantry School as part of American mobilization preparations

refusing to fight unless it was to defend against German attacks

though there is also number 1979

The Knightriders also made a squadron move to NAS Whidbey Island that same year

- Approximate size 7 1/4 (58cm) larger if you remove pads

Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Needle Fire Pioneer Short Rifle from Kingdom of Württemberg dated 1870 / 71 Field Gear Army Infantry School as partOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are really hard to find! In 1836 JOHANN NIKOLAUS VON DREYSE designed this breech loading cartridge system while the rest of the world were still using muzzleloaders. These were called Zndnadelgewehr, which translates roughly as "ignition needle rifle". These were adopted by the Prussian Military in 1841, and called the leichtes Perkussionsgewehr Modell 1841("light percussion rifle Model 1841"), with the name