Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse

Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse 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 –…

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Who was born first?

• Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse was born 1 year after Pavel Schilling
• Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse was born 1 year after Marc Seguin
• Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse was born 2 years after Charles Xavier Thomas
• Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse was born 2 years before Franz Xaver Gabelsberger
• Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse was born 2 years after Karl Drais

Timeline

1. Charles Xavier ThomasMay 5, 1785 – March 12, 1870
2. Karl DraisApril 29, 1785 – December 10, 1851
3. Marc SeguinApril 20, 1786 – February 24, 1875
4. Pavel SchillingApril 5, 1786 – July 25, 1837
5. Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse (this page)November 20, 1787 – December 9, 1867
6. Franz Xaver GabelsbergerFebruary 9, 1789 – January 4, 1849

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