Ohh the joys of needle gunning | Midland Military Vehicles

Unusual Shotgun History Facts…The most unusual thing in the history of the shotgun is the development of the hammerless needle-fire shotgun, which used a firing pin or a longer sharper needle to ignite the charge. This method was used in various firearms, including rifles, during the 19th century. The most widely used British hammerless needle-fire shotgun was the unusual hinged-chamber fixed-barrel breech-loader by Joseph Needham, produced from the 1850s. This design is considered unusual becau