Air gun
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An air gun or airgun is a gun that uses compressed air or other pressurized gases to fire projectiles, reminiscent of the principle behind the ancient blowgun. This is in contrast to a firearm, which
A para-athlete competing with a match air rifle
A collection of lever-action, spring-piston air rifles
Kunitomo air gun trigger mechanism
Variety of different types & models of spring piston & gas ram air guns
Girardoni air rifle
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The Girardoni air rifle, one of the first repeating rifles, was designed by Ladin artisan watchmaker and gunsmith Bartolomeo Girardoni in Austria circa 1779. Girandoni made both customary flintlocks a
Air gun
…air reservoir and produced velocities from 650 to 1,000 ft/s (200 to 300 m/s). They were also used in warfare, the most recognized example being the Girandoni air rifle, a repeating rifle used by Austria in the 1788 war against Turkey. At that time, they had compelling advantages over the muzzleloader firearms of the…
Girardoni system Austrian repeating air rifle, circa 1795, believed to have been taken on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Recreation of an Austrian Girardoni system accoutrements bag, including bullet mold, air pump, spare air flasks, wrenches, and ladle
Signature Bartolomeo Girardony, 1799