Title

'Section of the Prussian Needle Gun', c1872. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Section of the Prussian Needle Gun', c1872. Diagram showing cartridge chamber, needle bolt, slide block, knob, spiral spring, thumbpiece and handle of locking spring. From "The Franco-Prussian War: its causes, incidents and consequences", Volume I, by Captain H M Hozier. [William Mackenzie, London, 1872]

Credit line

Photo12/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G31_428

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,1Mb (2,1Mb) / 21,9in x 11,0in / 6573 x 3302 (300dpi)

Keywords

technology equipment weapon weapons gun guns war century diagram concept mechanism B&W warfare breech 19th century black & white black and white B W weaponry Prussian nineteenth century The Print Collector 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War Prussia engraving Unknown William William Mackenzie Mackenzie Hozier H. M. Hozier H. M. Henry Montague Hozier Henry Montague H M Hozier H M Sir Henry Montagu Hozier needle gun engraving