Dreyse needle gun
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The Dreyse needle gun was a pioneering 19th-century Prussian bolt-action breech-loading rifle that gave its users a significant rate-of-fire advantage in battles such as those of the Franco-Prussian War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
breech-loading firearm
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rifle ⓘ |
| advantage |
allowed firing from prone position
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significantly increased rate of fire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Prussian needle gun
NERFINISHED
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Zündnadelgewehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caliber | 15.4 mm ⓘ |
| cartridgeType | paper cartridge ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century rifles
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Prussian military equipment ⓘ |
| constructionFeature | long firing needle passing through cartridge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disadvantage |
gas leakage at breech
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needle prone to breakage ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| firingAction | turn-bolt ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the first successful bolt-action service rifles
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pioneered military use of self-contained cartridges ⓘ |
| ignitionLocation | base of bullet ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | needle-fire ⓘ |
| inception | 1836 ⓘ |
| influenced | Chassepot rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1841 ⓘ |
| loadingMechanism | breech-loading ⓘ |
| massProducedBy | Prussian state arsenals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel barrel ⓘ |
| mechanism | bolt action ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Königgrätz
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battles of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| patentHolder | Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellant | black powder ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | higher than contemporary muzzle-loading rifles ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Mauser Model 1871 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | late 19th century ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1840s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German states
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North German Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Austro-Prussian War
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Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Schleswig War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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