Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Needle Fire M1874 Baden Border Guard Rifle made by F. v. Dreyse Sömmerda British Replica Germany also made use of

Germany also made use of gas against Russia on the Eastern Front

Blade length is 33 1/2" with an overall length of 40"

Still bearing the Waffen Amt markings and serial number of the weapon in most cases

it became Royal again

A great and safe (no live rounds) addition to any US WW2 Display

Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Needle Fire M1874 Baden Border Guard Rifle made by F. v. Dreyse Sömmerda British Replica Germany also made use ofOriginal 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