| lancaster |
| (.470 member) |
| 30/12/24 02:50 AM |
Re: Dreyse 11mm Double Rifle - what did I buy? centerfire?
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no, it was original a needle fire action without, but the the two "disc" on the breech face that slip into the barrels appears in late 1880s/early 1890s and were meant as a reinforcement for the action.
the common dreyse needle fire shotgun cartridge don't need anything like this.
the older needle fire shotguns for pure paper cartridges hade a much longer opturation called hollow chamber. looks like this:
