Quote Originally Posted by greenwayjames View Post
Know about gallery guns that worked on the bellows principle but just heard of a 19th century example that propels the ball/dart from a charge of air created by a built in pump in the butt? That sounds a good idea.
Realising all gallery guns were probably all made as one off items for the rich in those days my question is how many different means of driving a dart down the barrel have members encountered.
I dont mean variations of the same principle.
I have a vague recollection of a gallery gun with a self-contained pump in the butt, if that's what you mean? Unfortunately the 19th and 18th century section of the gallery is so boated these days that it will take quite a while to go through all the pics (including the ones you supplied yourself James!).

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....ntury-airguns/