Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1866 Needle Fire Saddle Ring Carbine with Stützen Stock - Serial 84 18th Century as well as some oxidation

as well as some oxidation on the metal components of the pistol

and looks to be made of stamped and painted zinc

much like the "New Land" pattern pistols that would become commonplace after the Napoleonic wars were over

Color Lithograph

though the rope is most likely not original

Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1866 Needle Fire Saddle Ring Carbine with Stützen Stock - Serial 84 18th Century as well as some oxidationOriginal 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