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Developed before the Franco-Prussian war, I was the first of my kind used to be widely deployed in any army. Although ultimately unsuccessful, my descendents changed warfare drastically in the next century.

The Mitrailleuse, it sounds like.

Chassepot rifle or Reffye mitrailleuse

Dreyse rifle

HiHi

? Prussian needle rifle.

All the Best
Peter

HiHi

? Gatling gun.

All the Best
Peter

That is the Dreyse Rifle

Ricky B was correct on the first try. The Mitrailleuse it is.

Why do I get the feeling that there was a group of you just waiting to pounce when I finally posted this.

I believe we're called trivia whores now.

Hoorah, we is what we is .

Rick