Editing Paintball marker (section)

=== Early marking equipment ===

The first organised paintball game in 1981 used [[Nelspot 007]] pistols, originally manufactured for the [[Nelson Paint Company]] for agricultural and forestry marking.

These early devices used disposable 12-gram CO2 cartridges and required manual operation between shots.

The original Nelspot incorporated an inline valve design that influenced numerous later pump-action markers.[2]

During the early 1980s, manufacturers began developing equipment specifically for recreational paintball.

Companies including [[National Survival Game]], [[Pursuit Marketing Inc.]] and [[Sheridan]] introduced or distributed markers using different valve systems and feeding arrangements.

Early examples included the [[Splatmaster]], Sheridan PGP and PMI pump-action models.[2]