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  2. Potato cannon - Wikipedia

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    A pneumatic potato cannon A large pneumatic design: The projectile is loaded in the muzzle (not pictured), which is then attached to the cannon (at 2). The air reservoir (3) is filled to 120 psi (0.83 MPa) using the Schrader valve (4). Upon opening the solenoid valve (1), the air from the reservoir is transferred to the projectile, which is ...

  3. Holman Projector - Wikipedia

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    Wren N S Hopkins, from London, operating a Holman projector, on the Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship ranges at Cardiff. The Mk II Projector was developed after a request from the Royal Navy for a version that could be fired using steam in place of compressed air, since the steam-engined trawlers (both fishing and minesweeping) had the former in plentiful supply.

  4. Spud gun - Wikipedia

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    A spud gun or potato gun is a small toy gun used to fire a fragment of potato. To operate, one punctures the surface of a potato with the gun's hollow tip and pries out a small pellet which fits in the muzzle. Squeezing the grip causes a small build-up of air pressure inside the toy which propels the projectile.

  5. Pneumatic cannon - Wikipedia

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    Dynamite gun, any of a class of artillery pieces that use compressed air to propel an explosive projectile; FN 303, a semi-automatic less-lethal riot gun; Holman Projector, a naval anti-aircraft weapon; M61 Vulcan, a hydraulically, electrically, or pneumatically driven, six-barrel, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon

  6. Girardoni air rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Girandoni air rifle is an air gun designed by Italian inventor Bartolomeo Girandoni circa 1779. The weapon was also known as the Windbüchse ("wind rifle" in German).One of the rifle's more famous associations is its use on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore and map the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.

  7. Gas gun - Wikipedia

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    Dynamite gun, any of a class of artillery pieces that use compressed air to propel an explosive projectile; Gas pistol, a non-lethal weapon used for self-defense and other purposes; Gas-operated reloading, a system of operation used to provide energy to operate locked breech, autoloading firearms; Holman Projector, a naval anti-aircraft weapon ...

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  9. Toy gun - Wikipedia

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    Spud guns are small toy guns used to fire a fragment of potato. To operate, one punctures the surface of a potato with the gun's hollow tip and pries out a small pellet which fits snugly in the muzzle. Squeezing the trigger causes a small build-up of air pressure inside the toy which propels the projectile.