The 1780 Girandoni air rifle was a 22-shot, magazine-fed pneumatic weapon used by the Austrian Army. Its buttstock served as the air reservoir, requiring approximately 1,500 pump strokes to reach an estimated 800-850 PSI. While innovative, its complexity led to its eventual abandonment, though it predates firearms like those used by Lewis & Clark.
This video, recorded at the 2014 AFTE conference, provides an in-depth look at firearm magazines and clips. It covers their design, historical development, functional mechanics, and practical applications as feeding devices. The presenter also offers to conduct workshops on this and other historical firearms topics for various organizations, directing interested parties to contact them via email for details.
This video is a recording of a workshop presented at the 2014 AFTE conference focusing on proof marks and other identifying marks found on firearms manufactured between 1880 and 1945. The presenter offers to provide classes on this and related historical firearms topics to law enforcement and collector groups. Contact information for booking classes is provided.
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