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  • Brinstar
    Registered User
    • May 2004
    • 20

    #1

    Help ID'ing mag unique body

    [EDIT 30-MAR-2007]
    Thanks to Robrtsr1811 and Peppermill, the mystery has finally believed to be solved.

    Apparently, it's a V2 or Boxer mag from the European company TVL. It was distributed on the other side of the ocean in the early nineties. Retail on the complete mag was around $1850
    [/EDIT]


    Well, I'll get the obligatory pics out of the way first.





    So, I picked this body up on ebay last month, and finally got around to scrounging up the rest of the pieces to assemble it. Just wondering if anyone out there in AO land has any info on the history of it.

    Tried the folks at MCB, and got a few suggestions including:
    Toxic Toys
    Carter -- shot him an email asking about it, but no reply as of yet.
    Smart Parts (for the anno)
    Eclipse was my initial thought due to the anno, but I was told probably not the case.

    Only solid thing I've got on it yet is that it was in a UK paintball mag from '96.

    Some things of interest:
    • Splash pattern definatly resembles the Eclipse splash kits. I picked up a kit that I hoped would match; the colors were right on, but the gold splashes were noticable thicker on the kit than on the body.
    • Integrated rail, similar to the standard PTP micromags. Angle of integrated rail is thinner than the tapered end of a standard mag rail. Result is that a standard vertical adapter will fit, but can be twisted ~5 degrees, and cannot be tightened. Also means that grip frames milled to fit a rail are not flush with the body.
    • Removable powerfeed, similar to the PTP ones, but slightly different. Held in place only by screws, no guiding milled into it.
    • Accepts standard twist-lock barrels.
    • Has no groove milled for the valve oil input snap-pin. I had to remove the snap-pin on my valve to get it to fit in there.


    Thanks much for any info, and thanks again to those who have already given me some suggestions.

    And, before anyone asks, no it is not for sale.
    Last edited by Brinstar; 03-30-2007, 01:08 PM. Reason: Mystery Solved!
  • SpitFire1299
    :P
    • Jun 2004
    • 1765

    #2
    Would you sell it?

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    • Cow hunter
      300fps=204.54mph
      • Aug 2005
      • 1521

      #3
      thats really cool looking, almost like a cross between a micromag and an unmilled X-mag body...

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      • SummaryJudgement
        Selling stuff, good stuff.
        • Aug 2004
        • 1944

        #4
        Yeah, it looks like a custom one-off. it is in the micro fam by the looks of it. Maybe PTP did it?

        Looks pretty interesting actually, like a micro Tac-1....

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        • Arstron
          fusionowners.org

          • Mar 2005
          • 2347

          #5
          I would buy one of somone made them.

          It looks really nice, I hope somone in here can shed some light as far as where it came from.

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          • SpitFire1299
            :P
            • Jun 2004
            • 1765

            #6
            Im still really curious to who made this.

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            • Chronobreak
              Rec Poster
              • Mar 2003
              • 5055

              #7
              the pics have been posted before

              and i believe it was properly identified..

              if i recall it also had an "agd reg" on it that was als identified

              i may be mistek, but the pics do look familiar

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              • Brinstar
                Registered User
                • May 2004
                • 20

                #8
                thanks

                Thanks chrono, guess it's time to start digging through the archives again...Only made it about 5 pages back last time I tried. If I find it, I'll let you all know.

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                • warbeak2099
                  That is my foot!
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 4447

                  #9
                  That powerfeed just looks so PTP.
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                  • rkjunior303
                    I need this more than you
                    • May 2003
                    • 4029

                    #10
                    looks like a prototype micromag.

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                    • Chronobreak
                      Rec Poster
                      • Mar 2003
                      • 5055

                      #11
                      think it mightve been posted on pbn as well

                      im trying to find it but its hard when i cant remember any keywords ro anything

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                      • robertsr1811
                        Long time Lurker

                        • Sep 2003
                        • 338

                        #12
                        Have you checked with Forest over at PTP about this at all?

                        He would certainly tell you if this was some sort of PTP prototype.

                        [email protected]

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                        • Brinstar
                          Registered User
                          • May 2004
                          • 20

                          #13
                          Ptp

                          Originally posted by robertsr1811
                          Have you checked with Forest over at PTP about this at all?

                          He would certainly tell you if this was some sort of PTP prototype.

                          [email protected]
                          Meant to get a hold of you a while ago and get Forest's email address, but it slipped my mind. Just sent one of to the above address; will post the reply when I get it.

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