air gun
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gun that uses compressed air to launch projectiles
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Vinony files it under Air guns, Hunting equipment and Pistols.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- pneumatic weapon
- Has use
- 10 meter air rifle
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- Commons category
- Air guns
- topic's main category
- Category:Air guns
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Encyclopedic overview
A para-athlete competing with a match air rifle A collection of lever-action, spring-piston air rifles
An air gun or airgun is a gun that uses compressed air or other pressurized gases to fire projectiles, reminiscent of the principle behind the ancient blowgun. This is in contrast to a firearm, which shoots projectiles using pressure generated via combustion of a chemical propellant, most often black powder in antique firearms and smokeless powder in modern firearms.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “air gun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.