qsy-complains-a-lot:Needham 1851 Patent needlegunManufactured by Joseph Needham and Co. in Piccadill
qsy-complains-a-lot:Needham 1851 Patent needlegunManufactured by Joseph Needham and Co. in Piccadilly, London - serial numbers 960 and 996.14g and 16g paper cartridges, side by side barrels with their own triggers and bolts, needlefire.Needham’s needler is an interesting one. Unlike the Dreyse sporting guns of the same era - or any centerfire hunting rifle really, it doesn’t use a break action but instead allows the whole bolt/firing mechanism thingies to swivel out of the way of the breech, allowing the user to reload the gun. -- source link