Some times being riped of has a silver lining.

[Ratzo]

Some punk riped off some cash that I had in my van.
I had it saved for if I found some old markers at yard sales.
While at the field last week I told a fellow about what happened.
He mentioned he had an old Brass Eagle Marker.
It turned out it was the first semi they produced the "EAGLE".
I got it for real cheap.

[splatterbrain]

Good Karma coming back to ya. Glad you got a deal on a cool gun.

[magking1971]

You know with a post like that we want PICS! :p (please?)

[DiSoRdeR]

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[50 cal]

What, no obligatory pics? Not from around here, are ya?

[punkncat]

Just curious.....is there somethign special about an old Brass Eagle?

I know all their new stuff is trash , and I have never known them to produce (much) anything good , so why own one old or not?

[fire1811]

http://www.piranha-fury.com/forum/pfury/html/emoticons/postpics.gif

yep

[Oh_Davey]

Just curious.....is there somethign special about an old Brass Eagle?

I know all their new stuff is trash , and I have never known them to produce (much) anything good , so why own one old or not?

Collecters value?

[Dryden]

Just curious.....is there somethign special about an old Brass Eagle?

I know all their new stuff is trash , and I have never known them to produce (much) anything good , so why own one old or not?Sentimental or collectible value. The first paintball gun I ever owned was a Brass Eagle Nightmare Longbarrel pump. The thing looked like a shotgun and sounded the part too. I ordered it through NPS in '89 and held onto it for about two years until I sold it to afford a PMI-3.

I loved that Nightmare, and wish I could figure out who has it so I could buy it back. The thing weighed about ten pounds and shot around 350fps out of the box - and there wasn't a reliable way to change it either - but it was blast to play with.

Darn, I miss the days when the only way to adjust velocity was to cut a spring or add some washers, and the only way to verify the velocity was to measure how much bark you could strip off a tree from twenty feet. :)

[Gabriel]

not to mention that Brass Eagle was a very highly respected company until bought by daisy... believe it or not, they used to manufacture tournament-grade equipment.

Gabe

[Ratzo]

Sorr guys I don't have a digi cam, but heres a link to some info on the marker.
http://www.vintagerex.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewmarker&marker=Eagle&man=Brass%20Eagle

[DiSoRdeR]

heres a link to some info on the marker.
http://www.vintagerex.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewmarker&marker=Eagle&man=Brass%20Eagle
Wow the pic of that Eagle is cool looking. Description says about 100 were ever made, You got one RARE marker there :wow: What condition is yours in?

[RogueFactoryKid]

Shenanigans! :eek: I want pics! :cool:

[Ratzo]

It's in poor condition.
But I can see the potential under all the grime.
I've got a project in mind.

[gc82000]

Dude you have a gun that collectors would go nuts for. I think some feilds have "museims setup in their shops to show the progression of paintball guns and the technology behind them. Plus you have a gun that is almost twenty years old. :D

[Ratzo]

I've been thinking of trying to get a BE Golden Eagle since I already have a BE Poison.
The Poison was my first marker.
That would make me a collector of old BE semi's.
Golden Eagle http://www.vintagerex.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewmarker&marker=Golden%20Eagle&man=Brass%20Eagle
Poison http://www.vintagerex.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewmarker&marker=Poison&man=Brass%20Eagle

I loved this add for the Poison. http://www.vintagerex.com/pics/gunpics/Brass%20Eagle/Poison/ads/be_poison.jpg

This add shows just how much of a brick the Golden Eagle is. http://www.vintagerex.com/pics/gunpics/Brass%20Eagle/Golden%20Eagle/ads/be_golden_eagle_ad2.jpg

[Deltree]

not to mention that Brass Eagle was a very highly respected company until bought by daisy... believe it or not, they used to manufacture tournament-grade equipment.

Gabe
I believe that they made the original angels

[Webmaster]

Man - you lucky duck. I have been looking for one of those for awhile. If you want to sell/trade it some time, let me know!

"Originally Posted by Gabriel
not to mention that Brass Eagle was a very highly respected company until bought by daisy... believe it or not, they used to manufacture tournament-grade equipment."

I dont know if I would go that far. But they made 1/2 way decent guns. This was when brass eagle was in Canada. Daisy bought BE and basically just kept the name. With that the sting ray and other entry level type guns were born.

"I believe that they made the original angels" - uh - no. Not even close. They were out of biz before the Angel was even a wet dream. WDP has always made the Angel. BE in the US DID - however breifly - re-sell and distribute angels. That didnt last very long though.

[Ratzo]

Man - you lucky duck. I have been looking for one of those for awhile. If you want to sell/trade it some time, let me know!

LOL!
Since I mentioned this on a couple of forums I've recieved E-Mails, PM's and posts on if I'd trade or sell.
And every time I replied that the only thing I would do is possibly trade for an E-Mag.

[Got_Paint]

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