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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Science & technology
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
Book
- Title:
- Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré
- Author(s):
- Trousset, Jules (under the direction of)
- Publisher:
- Paris: La Librairie Illustrée, 1885-1891
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Depiction of the Dreyse needle-gun showing a full gun, a cross section of the percussion mechanism, and a cross section of a cartridge. This single-shot firearm was a military breech-loading rifle, famous for being the main infantry weapon of the Prussians between 1841 and 1873.
The caption reads in the original French: Fusil à aiguille prussien. — 1. Fusil entier. — 2. Section. — 3. Cartouche.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, reference book, weaponry
