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June 22, 2007, 12:50 AM
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Pictures worth a 1,000 words
A friend of mine has an old rifle that I have not been able to identify. To me it looks like some variation on a Dreyse needle-gun, but older rifles aren't really my forte, so I'm hoping someone here at TFL may know something about it. Thanks!
One other note: There is an eagle crest on the receiver ring (the resized pic doesn't show any detail) and my friend wrote the following note with regard to it. Quote:
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June 22, 2007, 12:52 AM
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I see that it works better if I actually upload the photo.
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"This started out as a documentary on gun violence in America, but the largest mass murder in our history was just committed -- without the use of a single gun! Not a single bullet fired! No bomb was set off, no missile was fired, no weapon (i.e., a device that was solely and specifically manufactured to kill humans) was used. A boxcutter! -- I can't stop thinking about this. A thousand gun control laws would not have prevented this massacre. What am I doing?" Michael Moore |
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June 22, 2007, 12:56 AM
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Another photo:
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June 22, 2007, 12:58 AM
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Chassepot 11 mm M66 rifle.
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June 22, 2007, 12:31 PM
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Thank you!!!
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"This started out as a documentary on gun violence in America, but the largest mass murder in our history was just committed -- without the use of a single gun! Not a single bullet fired! No bomb was set off, no missile was fired, no weapon (i.e., a device that was solely and specifically manufactured to kill humans) was used. A boxcutter! -- I can't stop thinking about this. A thousand gun control laws would not have prevented this massacre. What am I doing?" Michael Moore |
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June 26, 2007, 02:57 PM
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Yep, definitely a Chassepot.
Surprising to see that the needle is still there. Most I've seen have the needle broken off. Supposedly the replacement needles came packed 1 to every 10-round packet of ammunition.
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June 27, 2007, 12:09 AM
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You were close on the Dreyse. The Chassepot was the French answer to the Dreyse in that particular arms race.
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