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The Girandoni air rifle, purported to be part of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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"Invented in the late 1770s-early 1780s, Lewis and Clark used this air rifle for hunting and defense on their famous expedition from 1803-1806. They chose an air gun because of the difficulty of transporting, handling and acquiring the delicate black powder used by firearms of the day."