Danny,Originally Posted by Garvin
Yes, I know, that's why I said "tended" not to look militaristic.
There was also a 'military' model by Hammerli. But by and large all but a handful of spring air rifles have been either break barrels or underlevers and not very military looking.
Agreed. Except for the BSA Military Model and the various German 1930s trainers that looked a lot like contemporary service rifles (and the many, many, air pistols that look a bit like a Luger, Frommer, 1911, or whatever).
My wider point, though, is that for the population at large, a gun is a gun is a gun. And guns are scary. Even a 1950s Diana 50M is a "scary gun", not, obviously, an un-scary air rifle.
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