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Virtual Paintball Gun and Gear Museum *Updated October 11* Paintball's Beginnings All things, even paintball, have to start somewhere, and paintball began in the early nineteen-eighties in the woods of New Hampshire, conceived by Bob Gurnsey, Charles Gaines and Hayes Noel. Their first game was a success, and the industry they proceeded to build became the game and sport of today.  Model: Splatmaster Manufacturer: National Survival Game (NSG)  Model: Splatmaster Rapide Manufacturer: National Survival Game (NSG)  Model: 3357 Spotmarker Manufacturer: Crosman Pump Paintball Guns As the fledgeling game of paintball grew from a dozen players to a few dozen players, then to a few hundred and more, players began searching for a better way to re-cock their bolt-action, single-shot pistols, a way that wouldn't bloody their knuckles. A few ingenious players crafted rudimentary pump handles for their guns, and the paintball gun industry experienced its first of many evolutions.  Model: KP-3 Manufacturer: Sheridan  Model: P68 Piranha Manufacturer: Sheridan  Model: Bushmaster Manufacturer: Line SI  Model: SL-68 II Manufacturer: Tippmann Pneumatics  Model: TM-11A Manufacturer: ATCI  Model: Maverick / Trracer Manufacturer: ACI / PMI  Model: Phantom Manufacturer: Component Concepts Inc. (CCI) Semi-Automatic Paintball Guns Finding new ways to shoot faster than the other guy is the American way, and paintball is no exception. In the late eighties a company called Tippmann, searching for a new identity, blasted into paintball and released the first semi-automatic and fully-automatic paintball gun, the SMG-60. As pump players found themselves outgunned and re-armed, the industry evolved for the second time.  Model: SMG-60 Manufacturer: Tippmann Pneumatics  Model: 68 Special Manufacturer: Tippmann Pneumatics  Model: F1 Illustrator Manufacturer: FASTech  Model: Eliminator Manufacturer: USI  Model: VM-68 VMX Manufacturer: Pro-Team Products  Model: Pro-Am Manufacturer: Tippmann Pneumatics  Model: Pro-Lite Manufacturer: Tippmann Pneumatics  Model: MiniMag Manufacturer: Airgun Designs (AGD)  Model: Gold MiniMag Manufacturer: Airgun Designs (AGD)  Model: RT Manufacturer: AirGun Designs (AGD)  Model: J2 Manufacturer: Chipley Custom Machine (CCM) Electronic Paintball Guns One day someone looked around and decided shooting seven and eight paintballs per second just wasn't enough, and, again, began looking for a way to increase rates of fire and overall performance of their paintball gun. A few wires, batteries, solenoids and switches later, the electropneumatic paintball gun was born, every pro had to have one, and the rest is...well...history. Look around, you're living it.  Model: Shocker Turbo Manufacturer: Smart Parts  Model: Angel Manufacturer: WDP  Model: Classic Ripper Intimidator Manufacturer: Bob Long  Model: E-Matrix Manufacturer: Airtech, Generation-E, Dye  Model: XMag Manufacturer: Airgun Designs (AGD)  Model: Isis Prototype Manufacturer: Powerlyte Miscellaneous Vintage Gear While paintball guns got the glory and press throughout paintball's history, the rest of the gear players use evolved with the sport, from goggles and hoppers to air systems, clothing and even the paintballs we all shoot.  Model: Predator Goggles Manufacturer: Vents (Pre-NPS/KEE)  Model: 6 Pack Manufacturer: Airgun Designs (AGD)  Model: Ammo Box Manufacturer: WGP  Model: Ammo Box Manufacturer: Zap Paintball  Model: Whaler Loader Manufacturer: Barnett Manufacturing  Model: VL-2000 Manufacturer: Viewloader  Model: Tigerstripe Top Manufacturer: Renegade |
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