Airguns
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Airguns
In the wake of the scientific discovery of atmospheric pressure in the 17th century, gunmakers devised several pneumatic shooting mechanisms. An air pump was used to store compressed air in a reservoir sealed with a pneumatic valve; the air pressure would then serve as propellent for the projectile. The advantages of such airguns included their noiselessness and multi-shot capability. The special mechanism shown here is found in an early 18th-century airgun likely produced in Poland.
