Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1862 Needle Fire Artillery Short Rifle by N. Dreyse Soemmerda dated 1863 - Serial 105 Spanish Militaria The helmet was repainted post

The helmet was repainted post war

- Walnut Horizontal Fore Grip with British Modified Sling Location

He must acknowledge all winners or none

It bears original serial number 90226 clearly on the tang of the receiver

The black construction and eagle style denotes the Fascist MVSN or a connected organization

Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1862 Needle Fire Artillery Short Rifle by N. Dreyse Soemmerda dated 1863 - Serial 105 Spanish Militaria The helmet was repainted postOriginal 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