antique airgun

Cannons powered by pneumatic pressure (compressed gas) using a valve or other release.
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I was visiting an old armoury, one of the guns on display was an early airgun with a copper ball reservoir, just like the ones shown here.

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fascinating stuff :)
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That totally wouldn't give away your position.
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Bit of a dodgy resevoir location on those. Can't imagine it helped having a small football sized copper ball sitting to one side of the gun.
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That thing would be a bit** to aim with all that weight to one side.
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Imagine what they could have done with a bit of expert help from this forum!
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That totally wouldn't give away your position.
This is really a sporting/recreational rifle, unlike say the Girandoni.
That thing would be a bit** to aim with all that weight to one side.
In all fairness, it's full of air :D
Imagine what they could have done with a bit of expert help from this forum!
Considering the materials and tools they had at their disposal at the time, antique airguns are amongst the most intricate and sophisticated weapons of their time, I'm sure they could have taught us a thing or too!
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has anyone ever tried using a set or balloons or more practically some type of deflatable pressure chamber?
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pizlo wrote:has anyone ever tried using a set or balloons or more practically some type of deflatable pressure chamber?
Tyre inner tube?
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pizlo wrote:has anyone ever tried using a set or balloons or more practically some type of deflatable pressure chamber?
Rubber is not an ideal pressure chamber material. It can inflate and deflate yes... but unless you contain it with a rigid outer chamber it keeps ON expanding as you increase the pressure and a rigid outer chamber would totally defeat the point.
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ah, yes but what if it were like the inner structure of duct tape. with fibers running through the material which would limit expansion and increase durability.
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that is very cool, i had no idea airguns went so far back.
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grumpy wrote:that is very cool, i had no idea airguns went so far back.
You have no idea....
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benstern wrote:
grumpy wrote:that is very cool, i had no idea airguns went so far back.
You have no idea....
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Obviously.

That is a very interesting piece of history there jack, nice find.
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its cool. does anyone no how th valve works?
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carter wrote:It's cool. Does anyone know how the valve works?
It's probably similar to the Girandoni:

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