Editing Commando One Paintball (section)

== Early New Zealand paintball equipment ==

=== Pursuit Supplies International ===

Commando One's Whangārata facility retained examples of early paintball equipment produced by [[Pursuit Supplies International]] (PSI), a New Zealand manufacturer associated with designer [[Steve Constable]].

PSI manufactured paintball markers during the 1980s and early 1990s, including pump-action and semi-automatic models.

Its products included the M-16 Stinger, PSI 1200, Scorpion and Scorpion Elite.

The company supplied equipment to New Zealand paintball operators and exported markers to Australia and North America.[3]

=== Equipment at Whangārata ===

Earley recalls encountering surviving PSI equipment while working at Commando One during the late 1990s.[2]

The equipment included examples of the '''M-16 Stinger''' and '''Scorpion Elite''', together with other early markers and components.

He recalls personally handling and firing working examples of the equipment.

Some of the early PSI equipment used .62-calibre paintballs, a calibre associated with several paintball markers developed before .68 calibre became the dominant standard.

The presence of this equipment at Commando One demonstrates that examples of New Zealand's early paintball manufacturing history remained in use or available for demonstration at commercial fields during the late 1990s.

=== Historical equipment preservation ===

The early equipment associated with Commando One forms part of the wider history of paintball manufacturing in New Zealand.

Daniel Bacci's research into Steve Constable and PSI draws on photographs, contemporary paintball magazines, surviving markers and testimony from former players.[3][6]

Grant Fraser's contributions to this research include historical photographs and information about PSI equipment used in New Zealand.

The surviving examples document an early period of paintball technology, including pump-action markers, internal carbon dioxide reservoirs and the introduction of semi-automatic firing systems.

Commando One's role in this history is documented through Earley's firsthand recollections rather than surviving company equipment inventories.