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• AngryData 9mo ago
  The Kalthoff repeater was invented in the 1600s. Here's a Forgotten Weapons video on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghKrbNpqQoY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghKrbNpqQoY There is also the Cookson repeater available in the late 1600s. And in 1756 was advertised for sale in the Boston Gazette. Multiple founding fathers, including George Washington, were also offered purchase of repeating firearms, some for use in the military, some for personal usage. But of course this is still before interchangeable parts so production is of course still expensive and repairs must be done be a highly skilled gunsmith and not just some apprentice blacksmith.
• 15155 9mo ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girardoni_air_rifle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girardoni_air_rifle