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Never knew they had one till I read this month shooter mag.
Anyone ever seen one?
Anyone ever seen one?
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Lewis and Clark Air rifle
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I guess that made darned effective sniping rifles, too.
This from the Daisy museum site:
"Lest you dismiss the B.B. gun as kid stuff, the museum will remind you that during the Napoleanic Wars, the Austrian army maintained a regiment equipped with 0.44 caliber air rifles. This regiment had a higher rate of fire than a similar number of men equipped with muzzle loaders. They also didn't have to worry about misfires due to wet powder. They also could fire from concealment and remain hidden because their weapons made little noise and left no cloud of smoke. They didn't have to bother transporting quantities of explosive gunpowder or carry cannisters of it into battle, and their personal magazines were never accidentally detonated in battle by a stray spark. These air riflemen were so feared that Napolean ordered all those captured to be summarily executed."
This from the Daisy museum site:
"Lest you dismiss the B.B. gun as kid stuff, the museum will remind you that during the Napoleanic Wars, the Austrian army maintained a regiment equipped with 0.44 caliber air rifles. This regiment had a higher rate of fire than a similar number of men equipped with muzzle loaders. They also didn't have to worry about misfires due to wet powder. They also could fire from concealment and remain hidden because their weapons made little noise and left no cloud of smoke. They didn't have to bother transporting quantities of explosive gunpowder or carry cannisters of it into battle, and their personal magazines were never accidentally detonated in battle by a stray spark. These air riflemen were so feared that Napolean ordered all those captured to be summarily executed."
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History of air rifles
Lewis & Clark air rifle (very long detailed article)
More info about L&C air rifle
Lewis & Clark air rifle (very long detailed article)
More info about L&C air rifle
Last September, I traveled with the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles for two weeks. They recreated the 1803 portion of the expedition last year, and I floated with them along the Ohio. One of their members is a direct descendent of William Clark, and he has a replica of the air rifle. It was pretty interesting to see. They will be starting the 1804 portion of the journey in a couple of weeks.
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Napoleon outlawed these types of rifles, for fear of assination by one of them. Gives new meaning to silent but deadly. ffffppt, thunk, thuddd! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
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