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ShotgunDave
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Re: A "different" Vetterli
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Reply #15 on:
December 25, 2020, 09:36:35 AM »
I found it Em. It's called the Dreyse Needle Gun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyse_needle_gun
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Re: A "different" Vetterli
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December 25, 2020, 11:32:35 AM »
OK, I have heard of that rifle. However, I would not call it a muzzleloader as it loaded from the breech. The ignition was by percussion cap though. Interesting gun.
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