Adam45
01-17-2010, 11:01 PM
Hi
I picked up today a Minimag. Its in good shape and I played today with it. Theres a few parts of it I don't recognize right away though. I got it from a friend who said he has had it for a few months and he bought it from the original owner. Neither of them apparently made any changes from the original purchase from AGD. I dont know when that original purchase was made ?
Heres what I got .......
Minimag PF left body in a satin finish, is that factory ? Its much brighter than others I've seen but its not polished. It appears to be electropolished satin stainless.
PF plug is not parabolic
Expansion chamber is big but I dont know who made it or the name of it ? It matches the finish of the MM body perfectly.
It has a hard line coming from the ASA but I dont know if that is factory ?
The single trigger grip frame has a spring loaded trigger but I havent seen this frame before ?
The grips are marked VL but I'm not familiar with the manufacturer ?
The MM Valve is Reverse and # MM02524 is that an early number ?
The ASA, Rail and PF plug are all anno'd blue, is that factory ? I am thinking that it is and that may help put a date on this marker.
The MM barrel is stainless and looks just like my other ones.
The bolt has a foamy but seems short and has deep groove on the bottom, is this a level 6 ?
Tourney lock has no markings. I havent seen that one before either.
The hopper has APP 250 round sight feeder DOMINATOR written on one side. Who made this one ? It in really good shape. Was it part of an AGD package with the marker ?
The Armsom barrel is rifled and says Armson made in south africa just below the ports. I dont think the other Armson barrels I have seen have that writing ? Is it unusual ?
The CO2 tank is the same satin finish as the marker body and the expansion chamber. I think its stainless as well. Who made this and did it have a specific name?
The case has 68 AUTOMAG written on it and where the underline is missing I beleive it said AirgunDesigns. I can make out a De and g maybe ? Is this a case that was available from the factory at one time?
Anyways I really like it. I'm not asking for an estimate on value. I would like to know all the history of it. I thought I was pretty familiar with Automags as I have about 16 in my collection now but I'm thinking I need some help from you fellows to fill in the blanks.
I am adding a few pictures.
Much appreciation in advance.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture003.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture004.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture005.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture006.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture007.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture008.jpg
I picked up today a Minimag. Its in good shape and I played today with it. Theres a few parts of it I don't recognize right away though. I got it from a friend who said he has had it for a few months and he bought it from the original owner. Neither of them apparently made any changes from the original purchase from AGD. I dont know when that original purchase was made ?
Heres what I got .......
Minimag PF left body in a satin finish, is that factory ? Its much brighter than others I've seen but its not polished. It appears to be electropolished satin stainless.
PF plug is not parabolic
Expansion chamber is big but I dont know who made it or the name of it ? It matches the finish of the MM body perfectly.
It has a hard line coming from the ASA but I dont know if that is factory ?
The single trigger grip frame has a spring loaded trigger but I havent seen this frame before ?
The grips are marked VL but I'm not familiar with the manufacturer ?
The MM Valve is Reverse and # MM02524 is that an early number ?
The ASA, Rail and PF plug are all anno'd blue, is that factory ? I am thinking that it is and that may help put a date on this marker.
The MM barrel is stainless and looks just like my other ones.
The bolt has a foamy but seems short and has deep groove on the bottom, is this a level 6 ?
Tourney lock has no markings. I havent seen that one before either.
The hopper has APP 250 round sight feeder DOMINATOR written on one side. Who made this one ? It in really good shape. Was it part of an AGD package with the marker ?
The Armsom barrel is rifled and says Armson made in south africa just below the ports. I dont think the other Armson barrels I have seen have that writing ? Is it unusual ?
The CO2 tank is the same satin finish as the marker body and the expansion chamber. I think its stainless as well. Who made this and did it have a specific name?
The case has 68 AUTOMAG written on it and where the underline is missing I beleive it said AirgunDesigns. I can make out a De and g maybe ? Is this a case that was available from the factory at one time?
Anyways I really like it. I'm not asking for an estimate on value. I would like to know all the history of it. I thought I was pretty familiar with Automags as I have about 16 in my collection now but I'm thinking I need some help from you fellows to fill in the blanks.
I am adding a few pictures.
Much appreciation in advance.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture003.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture004.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture005.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture006.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture007.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/adam45/markers/Picture008.jpg