Hopper Identification

[Luscious]

Hiya peeps,

Can anybody identify this hopper? It's a single 9v battery powered, two prong propeller. Came attached to an early 68 Automag. I've never seen anything like it. Has Auto feed made in England written on it. Just wondered who made it and approximate year. Trying to date a box of parts 😅

[Drcemento]

_{Wow that is peek ridiculousness! What a cool piece. Based on old magazines the first revy’s appeared around 93 with the VL 2000 completely taking over by 95,so my guess would be right in that zone. Hopefully some one knows more.}

[Siress]

Neat. Didn't find a MFR, but here's some related info
https://paintballhistory.com/uk-auto...ue-and-yellow/

[Luscious]

Wow! 1995? Eek! Thank you.

[Ecapnation]

British. The auto loader

[iamthelazerviking]

Interestingly enough, I just came across this old magazine scan which looks like the same loader. Interesting choice considering what else was available in 2001 lol.

[Luscious]

Great find! Thankyou

[Fubarius]

If I remember correctly, at the time Viewloader had a pretty air tight patent on using break beam optical sensors in a loader, but only in the U.S. In Europe they either didn't file a patent or didn't want to pay to enforce it, so the left room for the Autoloader. (this is also why all the non Viewloader hoppers that came later all had reflective eyes, or reed switches, or sound activation, to avoid the break beam patent) For us on the west side of the Atlantic that loader was always that strange British loader you only see in magazines.

[Luscious]

No sensors at all in this and weighs more than a Revvy. Must have felt terrible in a plastic elbow on an Automag