Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Needle Fire M1874 Baden Border Guard Rifle made by F. v. Dreyse Sömmerda British Replica and served 14 months at

and served 14 months at Malta before being stationed at Chatham during autumn 1901

Still bearing the Waffen Amt markings and serial number of the weapon in most cases

Blade length is 33 1/2" with an overall length of 40"

Two of the German tanks which drove north from Hemroulle attempted to bypass the regimental CP at the Rolle Chateau

History of Finnish Combat Helmets:

Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Needle Fire M1874 Baden Border Guard Rifle made by F. v. Dreyse Sömmerda British Replica and served 14 months atOriginal 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