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The [b]Dreyse needle gun[/b] is an single-shot [[bolt action]], breech-loading [[rifle]] that was invented by Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse. It is famous for being the first bolt-action rifle that has been fielded by an national military, and serve as the design basis of all future bolt-action rifles that surpassed it. It entered in service as the main infantry weapons of the [[Prussia]]n Army in 1841, toward the unification of the [[German Empire]] in 1871. After the unification, it was replaced by an improved version of it as the [b]Mauser Model 1871[/b], which further improvement of the design has led to the rise of the the Mauser [[gun|rifle]] family, which its latest version is the [[Mauser 98]].

Its military designation as the "ignition needle rifle" (German: Zündnadelgewehr) was based on its firing pin, since it passed like a needle through the paper  [[cartridge]] to strike a percussion cap at the base of the bullet.

h4. See also

* [[List of Weapons]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Dreyse needle gun":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyse_needle_gun
* "Wikipedia: needle gun":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/needle_gun
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