Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1862 Needle Fire Artillery Short Rifle by N. Dreyse Soemmerda dated 1863 - Serial 105 Spanish Militaria It bears original serial number

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

though we think that there is a spring missing that would make the lever return to the down position when released

He must acknowledge all winners or none

Research indicates this was an extra ammo box that was used in the nose and tail sections of the B-17

The serial number is 72423 denoting the year of manufacture as 1881

Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1862 Needle Fire Artillery Short Rifle by N. Dreyse Soemmerda dated 1863 - Serial 105 Spanish Militaria It bears original serial numberOriginal 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