Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1866 Needle Fire Saddle Ring Carbine with Stützen Stock - Serial 84 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly and looks to have been

and looks to have been untouched on the rifle for a very long time

The 6 1/2 inch spear point blade is in good condition

It drove in the Confederate left flank and allowed Hooker's men to assist in the Battle of Missionary Ridge the following day

with an intact frog button

Inactivated in November 1945

Original German Dreyse Zündnadel Model 1866 Needle Fire Saddle Ring Carbine with Stützen Stock - Serial 84 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly and looks to have beenOriginal 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