Bellows guns

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Jerarquía

Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Weapons and Ammunition > weapons > projectile weapons > <projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant> > <projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant> > air guns

Descripción

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.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300203837

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]