Lewis and Clark carried an air rifle?

[RSWANNABE]

I didn't know this, but how cool! Had to share.

 

[99lsWON]

very cool. i could watch stuff like that all day. i love learning history

 

[dpmcghee]

That was fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

"Peace through superior firepower." That's pretty politically incorrect today... If Lewis and Clark would have been "nicer" the indians would have like them and they would have been just fine.

 

[cjmatt]

Anyone have a vid of one of these being shot? itd be sweet to hunt with

 

[RSWANNABE]

Anyone have a vid of one of these being shot? itd be sweet to hunt with

Here is a replica being fired and a little more insight.

 

[sardeanie]

Very cool!

 

[OnyxSSS]

cool, but I want to see them pump that sucker 1500 times! I am not jokeing, I want to see them do it old style.

The air tanks are very cool, the vid said a rifleman would have two extras and 100 rounds of ammo...so the tank would be pumped up before and carried?? very interesting, need to find out how it works more, like the firing mechanism...there were no o-rings back then

 

[Zarken]

That was fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

"Peace through superior firepower." That's pretty politically incorrect today... If Lewis and Clark would have been "nicer" the indians would have like them and they would have been just fine.

That or scalped on the spot!

 

[CRASH]

I'm a student of history and even I did not know this. Absolutely fascinating.

 

[OnyxSSS]

here guy is making his own...included 3d cad images of the pieces he has made
http://www.network54.com/Forum/530422/message/1287240952/My+project+-+Girandoni