Kunitomo air gun

Kunitomo Air Gun
Type Air gun
Place of origin  Japan
Production history
Designer Kunitomo Ikkansai
Designed 1820-1830
Specifications
Cartridge n/a
Caliber n/a
Barrels 1
Sights Iron
Kunitomo air gun trigger mechanism.

The Kunitomo Air Gun was an air rifle, c. 1820, by the Japanese inventor Kunitomo Ikkansai developed various manufacturing methods for guns, and also created an air gun based on the study of Western knowledge ("rangaku") acquired from the Dutch in Dejima.

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