The Rarest of ALL Mags ( I don't even have one)

[Chris Nearchos]

oh look at the pretty colors!

this should help as a visual. But imagine two classic valves instead......oh the horror!!!
-Chris

[slade]

real titanium? so does fake titanium spark orange or white? we wouldn't want to mistake a fake titanium valve for a real titanium valve.

[Chris Nearchos]

lmao

lol....well if its "fake", then it wouldn'd be titanium now would it?

[olinar]

Ive got a classic valve that just doesnt look like any Ive had before.

Its serial number is 051**

any chances?

[questionful]

Ive got a classic valve that just doesnt look like any Ive had before.

Its serial number is 051**

any chances?

Well, FUBAR it on a grinding wheel and see.

[maddboy32]

tom,
this thread was one of your best ideas EVER!!!!! :rofl:

[steve_81]

i think they made 1.

the rest were gold anno.


its been a few years since i've seen that gun.
but it looks way way better in person.

never been shot, 1 owner(as far as i know) Mike from fantasy paintball / Mayhem sportz


he's got one post on AO
http://www.automags.org/forums/member.php?u=3440

I've seen that marker personally several times. He has/had it in a wooden frame on display at his shop. I used to know mike from fantasy paintball...it used to be called M & M Paintball back in the day.

Thats crazy that you brought that up, i was thinking hey i know someone with a gold plated marker and then you mentioned Mike. Hes a pretty good guy.

[lastmanstanding]

This is one crazy long thread, I was hoping to kick it back to the top so everyone can atleast see it in efforts to find these very elusive valves.

[SuiciDal Sn Y p ER]

wow, that provided good reading and history

[BiNumber3]

i think i might have one, not sure tho:

density: approx. 4.3 g/cm3
weight: 2.7oz or 76.54g (standard steel one was 5oz)
volume: 18mL using a small cooking beaker

coloration: slightly darker than steel, both sanded down to 2000grit (yea i kno, but the valve was polished before it reached me, and the back half was unmarked and purple)

It's only the back half of the valve, bought it thinking it was a hurricane, but the anno was faded so I sanded it. Can Titanium alloy be annoed?
The density is higher than aluminum, unless i messed up with calculations or measurements.

aluminum with a density around 2.7g/cm3 should weigh around 48.6g... right?

edit: i went n did the spark test usin a dremel and comparing the spark to a steel screw, it's white, and an aluminum tube didnt spark at all
also, it's 8-hole modded, and it doesnt line up with any of my valves (the z-lock pin is way off when installed on one of my valves)

[zondo]

edit: i went n did the spark test usin a dremel and comparing the spark to a steel screw, it's white, and an aluminum tube didnt spark at all

wasn't Chris's post meant to be a joke (ie don't really do this but it works).

This would be sweet if it works out!

[BiNumber3]

yea i only did it cuz it's not in pristine condition, i.e. u wont notice where i did the test:P but it seems there may have been a shocktech or hurricane made in titanium, if anyone could verify this?

also, i'm wondering, what if diamond labs got hold of these valves way back, knowing they were titanium anno'ed the backs, threw away the fronts n sold em? this might explain why noone's found a titanium classic valve? just a possibility

[dark blade]

i cannot confirm or disprove the hurricane or shocktech question, but i must say that if they have never made a titanium back, you are a very lucky man because your density is near spot on to a titanium alloy

[Flatliner333]

PMI Test

First time to see this thread...very interesting.I spoke to the guys next door in our Mechanical lab, (I work for a Nondestructive Testing facility XRay,Ultrasonics,Mag Particle Etc.....)He assures me it would be easy to tell the difference between S/S and TI by doing a PMI test (Positive Material Identification). I am going to test mine tomorrow and let you know what we find.If anyone is interested most NDE companies can perform this test and it is not abrasive or destructive to the material bieng tested.

[Brownstar]

First time reading this thread aswell, interesting stuff. I'm going to have go analyze my two valves.....

I hear another good way to test is if you shoot with the titanium valve, your paintballs turn into titanium also.