Bellows guns
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Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Weapons and Ammunition > weapons > projectile weapons > <projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant> > <projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant> > air guns
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Air guns having a pair of flat bellows in the butt which are squeezed together by a spring or springs when the trigger is pressed, producing a strong blast of air to propel the projectile. They were popular in southern Germany and Austria in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Otros términos
- bellows gun [en]
- bellows gun [nl]
- bellows gun [es]
- air guns, bellows [en]
- bellows air guns [en]
- guns, bellows [en]
- guns, bellows air [en]