Original 16 Bore Prussian D.B. Needle Fire Shotgun by F. V. DREYSE SÖMMERDA Converted to Center Fire - Circa 1870 MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock These are sold in "AS

These are sold in "AS IS" condition

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44/40 caliber the same as the Colt Frontier 1873 Revolver which allowed the owner to use the same ammunition for both rifle and handgun

these are absolutely genuine pre-war and wartime issue of these now hard to find pouch sets

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Original 16 Bore Prussian D.B. Needle Fire Shotgun by F. V. DREYSE SÖMMERDA Converted to Center Fire - Circa 1870 MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock These are sold in "ASOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fascinating antique firearm. It stated life as a high quality Double Barrel 16 bore shotgun using the needle fire system developed by F. V. Dreyse of Sommerda whose Needle fire rifle was used by the Prussian army from the 1840s until 1871. Features sighted barrels signed on the rib and opened by an engraved case hardened rotary underlever, inlaid with a pair of silver lines and silver scrollwork on the