![]() 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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