Kunitomo air gun
| Kunitomo air rifle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Air rifle |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kunitomo Ikkansai |
| Designed | 1820–1830 |
| Specifications | |
| Barrels | 1 |
| Sights | Iron |
The Kunitomo air gun was an air rifle circa 1820, by the Japanese inventor Kunitomo Ikkansai who developed various manufacturing methods for guns and also created an air gun based on the study of Western knowledge ("rangaku") acquired from the Dutch in Dejima. Kunitomo's invention of a new type of air gun in 1819 is well known in the history of Japanese technology.[1]
See also
[edit]- ^ Yamamoto, Issei (1937). "Kunitomo and His Astronomical Activities in the Pre-Meizi Era". Isis. 26 (2): 330–335. ISSN 0021-1753.