4/11/2023 0 Comments Airgun styled like a flintlock![]() ![]() There is a rotating piece marked "W" and "S" ahead of the reservoir aperture. This is evident by examining the pan which actually has a vent hole at the front leading into the barrel unlike most air guns. This fascinating sporting gun can be used either as a traditional black powder ignition flintlock or as an air rifle powered by a ball shaped reservoir of compressed air. Dartmouth got him out a scrape in 1686 after he was caught not having his guns proofed. ![]() He also worked for Philip Howard, commander of the Queen's Troop of Horse Guards, and counted Lord Dartmouth among his clients. He was a gunmaker to Prince George of Denmark and came to England after he married Princess Anne of England (Queen Anne in 1702-1714). Andreas/Andrew "Dutchman" Rheinhold Dolep (c.1648-1713) was an innovative gunmaker in the 17th and early 18th centuries and made air guns, multi-shot firearms, blunderbusses, and high end traditional flintlock firearms.
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