Original Rare German Dreyse Zündnadel Füsiliergewehr M/60 Needle Fire Rifle by Danzig Arsenal - Dated 1862 French Holster from an altitude of 500

from an altitude of 500 feet over Chesapeake Bay

as well as other markings

the blade length

but later sent back to arsenal to be updated with the Model 1884 Breech Block

Original Rare German Dreyse Zündnadel Füsiliergewehr M/60 Needle Fire Rifle by Danzig Arsenal - Dated 1862 French Holster from an altitude of 500Original Item: Only One Available. These are exceedingly hard to find in any condition, especially the long rifles! The German states were apparently very good with "recycling" their obsolete weapons, and did not have any "Colonial Empire" to speak of until after 1884, which is where obsolete weapons were sent by other Colonial powers. We have only had handful of intact Dreyse needle fire guns before, and this is the first example of this type that we