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摘要

An air weapon, e.g. an air rifle, comprises a stock 12 having a power source which consists of a piston 14 slidable in a cylinder 10 to compress air therein using a single compression stroke of the piston into a reservoir 24 and including a valve mechanism 26 operable by a firing mechanism 40 to release the air under pressure into a barrel (34) of the weapon, the barrel (34) being slidable in a barrel sleeve 30 into a position in which the breech end of the barrel is positioned in direct sealing engagement with the outlet port of the valve mechanism 26, the sliding movement of the barrel also effecting opening and closing of the breech 32 to allow the insertion of a projectile into the barrel. The air weapon is provided with a silencer assembly formed at least partially as an integral part of the barrel. IMAGE