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**OldMarksman** · April 11, 2011, 12:02 PM

Misnomer. When the breech loading .50-70 Springfields were first used on the plains, they were referred to in some accounts as "needle guns". Not the same thing as the Prussian needle guns.

April 11, 2011, 12:02 PM	#4
OldMarksman Staff Join Date: June 8, 2008 Posts: 4,022	Misnomer. When the breech loading .50-70 Springfields were first used on the plains, they were referred to in some accounts as "needle guns". Not the same thing as the Prussian needle guns.