Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1862 Needle Fire Artillery Short Rifle by N. Dreyse Soemmerda dated 1863 - Serial 105 Snider Rifle The original Navy Contract size

The original Navy Contract size label is still intact as well

and experiences during their time in service

though it can be hard to see

A classic Great War German flare gun that may have seen service in both world wars

The jacket does not have knit cuffs like the A-2 but instead cuff and waistband buttons similar to the British leather jackets of the day

Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1862 Needle Fire Artillery Short Rifle by N. Dreyse Soemmerda dated 1863 - Serial 105 Snider Rifle The original Navy Contract sizeOriginal 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