Repeating Air Guns... in the 18th Century?!

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For decades, Dr. Robert D. Beeman has been at the forefront of air gun collecting and research. Also the founder of Beeman Air Guns in 1972, he has been called the "Father of the Adult Airgun Market of the United States." Now, selections from his phenomenal collection are available at Rock Island Auction Company.
While Dr. Beeman has long specialized in large bore antique air guns, the highlights here show the extraordinary variety resulting from his dedication. Pistols, rifles, various countries, interesting mechanisms, and variations of the famous Girandoni system (made famous by Lewis & Clark) are just part of what is to be discovered in this fascinating assemblage of repeating air guns.
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00:48 - Girardoni Repeating Air Rifle by J.B. Missillieur of Vienna - Lot 1224
03:00 - Bate "Flintlock" Brown Bess Barrel Reservoir Repeating Air Gun - Lot 1219
03:54 - "Flintlock" Ball Reservoir Air Gun by Edward Bate of London - Lot 225
04:21 - Engraved Early 19th Century Stock Reservoir Air Rifle by E. Bond - Lot 231
05:00 - 18th Century Repeating Air Pistol by Nicolas Bouillet of Paris - Lot 221
07:03 - Engraved Girardoni System Austrian Repeating Air Pistol - Lot 223
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29 сен 2024

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@dwyaneengle9621 Год назад

There's a chunk of firearms history i knew nothing about until today !!! Thank you for the history lesson 😊 Yes that last pistol is my favorite

@jerryji Год назад

Incredible, Ingenious, Invaluable

@mikepette4422 Год назад

I dont think I'd like a reservoir above the action the hanging below or in the butt seems way better for balance

@cozmcwillie7897 Год назад

I saw a sniper using an air rifle in an episode of Sherlock Homes (Jeremy Brett). It looked like it was all stainless steel. The air was compressed by winding round, what looked very much like a bicycle crank. I've never seen one like it since. I wonder if it was real ?

@danielsmith5023 Год назад

Fancy paying to get one made these days , exact copy I mean .

@ChristopherSloane Год назад

While we have modern air rifles these should be replicated and maybe improved if need be. I think people would enjoy these air guns more so than the plastic garbage we see today.

@iotaje1 Год назад

A few people do make reproductions, however they remain very pricey because they are handmade. The two most challenging parts are forging and welding the reservoirs, and making the bronze receiver casting.

@billshepherd4331 Год назад

That last pistol is amazing! And I can kind of see why they were looking at pneumatic subways at about the same timeframe.

@JoaoSoares-rs6ec 4 месяца назад

50 calibre were small calibre back then

@plucknpick6414 Месяц назад

The Daisy Air Gun Museum in Rogers, AR. has a great collection of Air Rifles from the 1700's and 1800's including one Austrian model that was used as a Sniper Rifle against Napoleons army!

@robertcromwell9736 3 месяца назад

Why do they have flintlock mechanisms?

@TyrusPerises 2 месяца назад

This was often done to provide users something that felt more familiar. There are some models that conceal their reservoirs for various reasons as well as use flintlock style mechanisms because in many cases air guns were viewed with suspicion and sometimes banned outright.

@houselightkell Месяц назад

@@TyrusPerises ironic

@bldlightpainting Год назад

Magazine-fed repeating airguns in the 18th century that could fire many large caliber projectiles every minute on the battlefield or for hunting. But don't let anti-gunners know, they'll try to ban these old firearms as well.

@iotaje1 Год назад

With the power of a .45 round at most. Even back then they were underpowered.

@jamesferguson2353 Год назад

@@iotaje1 yes compared to firearms but can still drop ya like a sack of potatoes

@iotaje1 Год назад

@@jamesferguson2353 The guy was talking about battlefields, and low power means short range which greatly limits the usefulness of the gun. Especially at a time when cavalry was still wearing armor.

@Beuwen_The_Dragon 11 месяцев назад

@@iotaje1they were found to be exceptionally effective in close quarters engagements, when targets were within 1-200 yards. A company of 200 men capable of delivering 22 deadly Aimed shots in a minute were more than able to repulse a contemporary Regiment of 800 men. A .45 calibre lead ball flying at 550-650 feet per second is more than enough to punch through a soldier’s tunic, flesh and bone. Is it underpowered? By comparison to contemporary arms, yes. Does it lack range and velocity? Again, yes. But it is still lethal within 1-200 yards, it is Accurate as it is rifled, it is Silent, Produces no Smoke, no Flash, and it can fire 22 times in under a Minute. If a battlefield officer cannot find a use for such a weapon, he is surely lacking in critical tactical thinking skills.

@iotaje1 11 месяцев назад

@@Beuwen_The_Dragon Well you probably know they were adopted by a single army which gave up on them after a few years, so they can't have been that good. For instance only the first shot has the velocities you referred to, subsequent shots are less powerful which the shooter must accommodate for.

@leandro231180 2 месяца назад

In the expedition to west of Lewis and Clark. One of them use a Girandoni air rifle.

@BLVCK6 Год назад

Sponsor someone for doing some ballistic test with 950jdj.

@michaelb.42112 9 месяцев назад

This is so crazy that in 2023 am I only finding out about the history of one of my favorite obsessions...

@gravedigr12 9 месяцев назад

I heard napoleon hated air guns so much he had anyone caught using one shot right there on the spot after he captured them.

@hoestermeloe Месяц назад

Wonderful, but the future is the rail gun.

@leonsoviac5380 Месяц назад

Very nice overview.

@bjm6104 Год назад

They are all so cool

@weilam03 4 месяца назад

im wondering how they knew when the gun was full of air? were there gauges or safety blow off valves?

@raisagorbachov Год назад

I'd heard of the Giardoni system. I gather the problem was always the valves as they leaked a lot.

@Beuwen_The_Dragon 11 месяцев назад

The Girandoni was an exceptional piece of equipment, but it suffered from quality impurities inherent with the materials and manufacturing process of the time. Parts were crafted by hand, and fitted to each individual rifle. Gaskets were oiled leather, springs were Coiled, a new development in spring technologies, and made of Copper. They were cutting edge technology, but that meant they were also delicate.

@raisagorbachov 11 месяцев назад

@@Beuwen_The_Dragon I would like to see the system revisited. I would dare to say that the system would work very well in many close quarter combat and policing roles. Having said that, cartridge guns have the upper hand with mass production and universality.

@ThomasJay723 10 месяцев назад

We took the Indians with them in America . Also the Austrians used them in 1790 to 1815 I believe in the army

@ThomasJay723 10 месяцев назад

I commented before I watched the video . First 2 minutes he says this lol

@eugenyrodionov3215 Год назад

Thank you! I love antique airguns.

@meofnz2320 Год назад

I’m interested in converting one of these to fire paint balls. Unfortunately I missed this auction.

@Beuwen_The_Dragon 11 месяцев назад

You can very readily build one. The Girandoni system is incredibly simple, and is similar to the system many contemporary air rifles made today. If you’ve any skill with a hand file, a lathe, a tap and die set, or a drill press, you can easily build a Girandoni clone.

@hauntedmoodylady 2 месяца назад

As of now your auction was a year ago, it is now July 2024. I would humbly suggest that on your next presentation of antique air rifles that you at least make mention of the not so humble, but rather two with "undaunted courage" the co - Captains of the Lewis, & Clark expedition. On their expedition to the Pacific Ocean they carried with them a large caliber air rifle, I'm sure somewhat similar to those you presented..