aris Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddjobs Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Absolutely awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Loved bhy the military when they worked! Quick change reservoir, unbeatable rate of fire for the time and accurate too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Amazing-what a thing to own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I was always under the impression that PCP's were a fairly new development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkycorksta Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I remember seeing one on the antiques roadshow years ago. Apparently they were known to explode under the pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_Air_Rifle Looks like this was one of the very first repeating rifles - and certainly the first to be used by any Military. Talk about ahead of its time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 was it designed and built by daystate by any chance :lol: atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy79 Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Just amazing!! I am gob smacked!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double10 Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 how much do you reckon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) I found a reference here of one for sale in the past https://www.gunandgame.com/threads/girardoni-47-caliber-air-rifle-of-1790.25109/ £15,000 More pics here http://www.vintageairguns.co.uk/girandoni-air-rifle/ Edited June 11, 2014 by aris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 They really are fantastic old Airguns and probably worth more than my whole collection of 112 guns!!! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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