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
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
Ladins
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The Ladins are a Romance ethnolinguistic group of northern Italy. They are distributed in several valleys, collectively known as Ladinia. These valleys include the valleys of Badia and Gherdëina in So
Girardoni air rifle
…The Girardoni (or Girandoni) 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 and the innovative air guns, called…
Ladin farms in La Val
Castle Thurn, San Martin de Tor in the 1960s
Tavella and Lunz in La Val in the 1960s.
Ploughing in La Val in the 1960s.