Austrian Girardoni Air Rifle model of 1790

09-17-2002, 07:13 PM

Anybody familiar with the Austrian model 1790 .47 caliber/11 millimeter rifle invented by an Italian who emigrated to Austria. An air rifle that was used by the sniper who killed one of Napoleon's Sargeants who was riding horseback with a Major (who apparently was the intended victim)...It is my understanding that soldiers caught with this rifle were hung by Napoleon's forces as war criminals :assult:

NRAJOE · 09-17-2002, 07:23 PM

Didn't take ya long did it? Boy what a question too! I read about airguns made a long time ago but it was only a quick scan. Wish I'd read more about them, some were very powerful.

09-17-2002, 07:47 PM

It held fourty rounds like a Daisy (Daisys hold alot more but the bullets are an awful lot smaller)
:assult:

09-17-2002, 07:49 PM

:assult:

09-18-2002, 06:48 PM

which may have been why it isn't very well known at all...:nod: It would definitely be a Class 3 weapon...

NRAJOE · 09-18-2002, 06:53 PM

Probably why we don't have them now. A .30 cal airgun with enough power to take down a deer would be sweet.

09-18-2002, 07:30 PM

sargeant at over one hundred yards while he was horseback :nod: :assult:

NRAJOE · 09-18-2002, 07:39 PM

Wow..too cool!:right:

09-17-2002, 07:13 PM	#1
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	Austrian Girardoni Air Rifle model of 1790 Anybody familiar with the Austrian model 1790 .47 caliber/11 millimeter rifle invented by an Italian who emigrated to Austria. An air rifle that was used by the sniper who killed one of Napoleon's Sargeants who was riding horseback with a Major (who apparently was the intended victim)...It is my understanding that soldiers caught with this rifle were hung by Napoleon's forces as war criminals :assult:

09-17-2002, 07:23 PM	#2
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,252 Images: 3	Didn't take ya long did it? Boy what a question too! I read about airguns made a long time ago but it was only a quick scan. Wish I'd read more about them, some were very powerful. __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

09-17-2002, 07:47 PM	#3
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	The buttstock served double duty as an air resevoir It held fourty rounds like a Daisy (Daisys hold alot more but the bullets are an awful lot smaller) :assult:

09-17-2002, 07:49 PM	#4
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	back when Flintlock Muskets were state of the art :assult:

09-18-2002, 06:48 PM	#5
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	It was also silent... which may have been why it isn't very well known at all...:nod: It would definitely be a Class 3 weapon...

09-18-2002, 06:53 PM	#6
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,252 Images: 3	Probably why we don't have them now. A .30 cal airgun with enough power to take down a deer would be sweet. __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

09-18-2002, 07:30 PM	#7
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	.47 caliber round ball killed that sargeant at over one hundred yards while he was horseback :nod: :assult:

09-18-2002, 07:39 PM	#8
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,252 Images: 3	Wow..too cool!:right: __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany