Antique airgun - how remarkable is this one?
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Another Giffard rifle popped up at auction:
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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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I know this is awhile ago but a Giffard just sold on ebay yesturday. And yes i currently own 2 < was my late Fathers Dick Strevers collection. Just thought i would give everyone a heads up.
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Neat. The French were notable for making some "quirkey" guns. I have two of their rather unique double barrel shotguns, both of the sliding breech varity, one a Darne 28 ga is probably the strongest action of the two, it has a hidden, rising bolt that locks into an extension between the two barrels. To open, there are a couple of "ears" on the front upper side of the breech block which you grab and pull up and back. That operates a toggle which opens and slides the breech block back exposing the chambers. To eject spent shells just turn the gun on the side and they fall away. When these were being imported a new one would cost around $13,000. Probably not many in this ga in the US. as they are rather rare.
The other is a 16ga Charlin, not as strong an action as it ismply locks by the toggle locking over. THis is not a high grade gun and was probably a WWII bring back. It has some very moderate scroll engraving around the receiver part and the breech block, When the toggle falls into final closed position the engraving immediately all lines up
The other is a 16ga Charlin, not as strong an action as it ismply locks by the toggle locking over. THis is not a high grade gun and was probably a WWII bring back. It has some very moderate scroll engraving around the receiver part and the breech block, When the toggle falls into final closed position the engraving immediately all lines up
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