The Construction and Operation of the Air Gun: Vol. 1 the Austrian Army Repeating Rifle

Book

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Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

Name/Title

The Construction and Operation of the Air Gun: Vol. 1 the Austrian Army Repeating Rifle

Entry/Object ID

683.4 B167c

Description

Second edition of "The Construction and Operation of the Air Gun," which reveals the process of dismantling and studying an air rifle that turned out to be Merriwether Lewis' actual gun from the Lewis and Clark expedition. The book is primarily about the construction and function of the Austrian Army Repeating Rifle, invented in the 1780s. Photocopy in a black three-ring binder.

Book Details

Author

and Colin Currie, Baker, Geoffrey

Date Published

2006

Call No.

683.4 B167c