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Vintageairguns.co.uk
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by pmh » Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:25 pm
Was just doing a Google search for vintage airgun pellets and came across
>this< site, which looks very interesting.
Kind regards,
Phil
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by Ian » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:30 pm
Great link there Phil
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by Rincewind » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:41 am
Very good link Phil.
The Girandoni air rifle was, I believe used in the Lewis and Clark expedition during the late 1700s.
I can remember a relative of mine owning a walking stick air rifle years and years ago.
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by Ian » Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:18 am
Rincewind:333 wrote:
The Girandoni air rifle was, I believe used in the Lewis and Clark expedition during the late 1700s.
An excellend documentary was made on this - it may well be on YouTube somewhere
An amazing pneumatic design the produced enough power to put a large calliber lead ball through an inches thick hardwood plank at a considerable range
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by pmh » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:13 pm
It's surprising how long airguns have been around.
A fascinating subject.
I did see an article, once, that listed books and stories with specific references to airguns.
I wouldn't mind tracking that down again.
Kind regards,
Phil