PAINTgun Inc. 'Blade' #24 & 'Blade II' #10, Both unused collection guns!

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SOLD SOLD SOLD
PRICE DROP for BOTH: (was $600) $475 Shipped in conus

Up for sale a pair of old school semi autos from Team Navarone Capt. Andy Greenwell. First is the original PAINTgun Inc. 'BLADE' #24 and the second is the 'BLADE II' #10 with box and paperwork. These are both part of my collection and I've had them from new. The Blade was made in Dec 1993, and the Blade II was made in May 1995 (which if you look at their serial numbers you can decipher). Both are hose free designs, both with red barrel plugs on the back end. They are both rear cocking and both have reversible feed necks (left or right). The barrels feature one of the most unique threading locations ever found on paintguns fyi. These are made of solid machined aluminum and weigh as much as a ATV lol. Okay, in reality the Blade weighs in at 3 lbs, 15 oz. The Blade II which has milled out foregrip windows and some fluting drops the weight to a staggering 3 lbs, 11 oz, a whole 4 oz in weight savings! These are boat anchors and super unique conversation pieces. Neither gun has been used, I got them new and put them into my collection. Somehow the Blade has a scuff on the right side of the grip handle, not sure how, but there it is.

SOLD $600 NOW $475 shipped in Conus for BOTH
or
SOLD $300 shipped in Conus for Blade #24
SOLD $325 shipped in Conus for Blade II #10 (higher because of shipping the original box)

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[infamoussmiley]

Oh wow These are neat markers. It is good to get them so pristine.

Best,

Smiley

[infamoussmiley]

Is the creator behind the Blade markers still alive?

Best,

Smiley

[OpusX]

Hey Myrkul do you want another Blade II?

[Myrkul]

God no. There is a reason so many of these are either NIB or LNIB.

[sugarstump]

Is the creator behind the Blade markers still alive?

Best,

Smiley

Andy? I believe so. I'm not sure in anyone is still in touch with him though. He left the industry decades ago.

[un2xs]

Because of these? (Just kidding... these were quite the innovation when they came out.)

[Paintslinger16]

Just never seen that many out there, I seen one it was 1995 at a big game that I played in for all of 20 mins, broke my knee cap and had a year of PT and recovery

[infamoussmiley]

So, if I need parts....

[DocsMachine]

God no. There is a reason so many of these are either NIB or LNIB.

-Point in fact, I'm not sure I've ever seen a used one. Virtually every example I'm aware of- including my own- is basically NIB and still has the sticker on the barrel.

I was given to understand these things weren't terrible, that they were at least reasonably reliable, but I also think I've only heard that from a single user- an MCB'er of course - that's actually used one in a game. (I've never even gassed mine up. )

Doc.

[OpusX]

I have be hit by and used in game a Blade II (thanks @Myrukl) . It was fine enough and didnt really offer much issue. Granted I shot maybe 40 balls out of it.

[Myrkul]

They CYCLED reliably, good luck with paint surviving that god awful breech system though. When I briefly took the blade II I had out for a few games the breech was responsible for 100% of the issues. Sure it was heavy and clunky, and the II came with an expansion chamber built into the grip, but the breech like to shift around and would pinch the bolt if you moved around even a little with a fully loaded hopper. Made it completely unusable, even if the left feed ability was nice. When stacked against the competitors of the era....this never had a chance. I could be off, but I believe Pro-Am's were available retail for $280 with a Co2 tank at the time....in my opinion a Pro-Am would eat a blade for breakfast in every measurable category, and based on what's still around from that era and how many beat to absolute death but some how still functioning Pro-Am's there are...I suspect I'm not the only person who felt that way.

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I've played with a Blade. It worked well, no issues with that part. Some of the cons were it is HEAVY, especially once you throw on a 20 oz tank. The trigger used to 'kick back' against you when you pulled it, so after a few hundred rounds it actually started to hurt the tip of your finger, seriously (the Blade II addressed this trigger issue and had a completely redesigned system). The hoseless design was revolutionary, however running co2 through the solid aluminum grip/handle was not the best thing for shooting quickly. Rapid firing made this grip really, really, really cold (from the transfer of gas, i.e. Boyles law), making gloves a must. This is what I remember off the top of my head, but this was 20+ years ago. It's too bad really, this had a lot of innovative features on it and could have been improved upon and been something special back in the day.

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Price drop on the pair

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Price drop on the pair

[RuleOfSines]

Okay okay jeeze, I'll pm you

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Annnndddd, SOLD