Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse
Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse (20 November 1787 – 9 December 1867) was a German firearms inventor and manufacturer. He is most famous for submitting the Dreyse needle gun in 1836 to the Prussian army, which was adopted for service in December 1840 as the Leichte Perkussions-Gewehr M 1841 – a name deliberately chosen to mislead about the rifle's mechanism – later renamed Zündnadelgewehr M 1841 in 1855.
Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse | |
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| Born | 20 November 1787 Sömmerda, Electorate of Mainz |
| Died | 9 December 1867 (aged 80) Sömmerda, Prussia |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, Entrepreneur |
| Known for | designing the Dreyse needle gun |
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