Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1866 Needle Fire Saddle Ring Carbine with Stützen Stock - Serial 84 18th Century A fantastic opportunity to own

A fantastic opportunity to own a BATF compliant WWII production inert display gun of one of the most enduring machine gun designs in history

Specifications:Blade Length: 19 1/4"Blade Style: Double Edged "Gladius" styleOverall length: 25 1/4“Crossguard: 4 1/4”Scabbard Length: 20"

They were also used on US Navy minesweepers (MSO) during Operation Market Time in Vietnam

though the rope is most likely not original

both in lovely condition

Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1866 Needle Fire Saddle Ring Carbine with Stützen Stock - Serial 84 18th Century A fantastic opportunity to ownOriginal 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