Original 16 Bore Prussian D.B. Needle Fire Shotgun by F. V. DREYSE SÖMMERDA Converted to Center Fire - Circa 1870 Japanese Guns & Ordnance the lock cavity has not

the lock cavity has not been drilled

Black steel battery container marked "EASCO LIFE JACKET LIGHT" with patent dates attached by waterproof wire to small red signalling light that is secured to the jacket with an alligator clip

marked "Modl II/H" is made of black leather

The engraved inscription on the back strap shows a gouge in the brass but it is totally readable

60th Regimen

Original 16 Bore Prussian D.B. Needle Fire Shotgun by F. V. DREYSE SÖMMERDA Converted to Center Fire - Circa 1870 Japanese Guns & Ordnance the lock cavity has notOriginal 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