Antique airgun - how remarkable is this one?
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Another Giffard rifle popped up at auction:
www.liveauctioneers.com
This one is a pneumatic version vs. carbonic acid/CO2 like the original one I posted. From what I can glean from the gun, the pump is self-contained in the lower tube.
And here is an interesting read on carbonic acid / CO2:
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Rare High Condition 1870's Giffard Pneumatic Rifle
This rifle is so scarce that even many veteran air rifle collectors have never seen one. This rifle is featured in a fi
www.liveauctioneers.com This one is a pneumatic version vs. carbonic acid/CO2 like the original one I posted. From what I can glean from the gun, the pump is self-contained in the lower tube.
And here is an interesting read on carbonic acid / CO2:
Performance of a Modern Carbonic Acid Gun
Air rifles have come a long way. Starting with crude devices that can barely launch a projectile to the Girardoni air rifle to modern examples like the Air Force Texan or the Air Venturi Dragon. T...
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