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Girardoni Air Rifle Used by Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Girardoni Air Rifle was an airgun designed by Tyrolian inventor Bartholomäus Girardoni circa 1779. One of the rifle’s more famous associations is its use on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore and map the western part of North America in the early 1800

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[[Girardoni Air Rifle Used by Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Girardoni Air Rifle was an airgun designed by Tyrolian inventor Bartholomäus Girardoni circa 1779. One of the rifle’s more famous associations is its use on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore and map the western part of North America in the early 1800]]

From the video “Able to put a hole through a 1 inch pine board at over 100 yards”

That’s some serious firepower for an air rifle- especially from a ‘.40 caliber’ ball