A New Stfle.—“ M. da Dreyse,” the Erfurth Gazette states, “has invented a new rifle which throws grenades or explosive bullets, and wV>ich is shortly to be tried at Spandau. It is a breach-loader, on the system of the needle-gun, and sends the missiles to a greater distance, and with extraordinary effect. Its indirect fire against fixed covered targets is affirmed to produce most surprising results. The grenade, when filled and ready for use, is perfectly safe in the pocket, and so delicate iu its construction that once it leaves the muzzle of the rifle, it will burst in passing through even a sheet of paper. On exploding, the fragments produce a roost disastrous effects, scattering over a spsce of five feet by throe. The rifle is light and easily handled.”
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 553, 20 February 1868, Page 3
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131Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 553, 20 February 1868, Page 3
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