Asahi Firearms
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Asahi Firearms (Japanese:アサヒファイアーアームズ) was a model company from Japan who operated in the 1980s and 90s. It was a subsidiary of Asahi Shoji Company and not the camera-maker, the Asahi Optical Corporation. Asahi firearms was one of the early pioneers of the Airsoft hobby and created guns during the classic Airsoft period,[1] whose products are still popular with collectors.[2] The company went defunct in 2011.
Background
Asahi Firearms was successful in development and manufacture of BV type gas gun, and had specialized in high-end models made of metal parts. It was recognized by users at that time as a high-end manufacturer with high quality and price, and its sales peaked from the end of the 1980s to the beginning of the 1990s along with its competitors JAC[3] and Maruzen.[1]
Asahi's airsoft guns are known for their high durability. Other manufacturers during the "classic" airsoft period used resin pipes internally, as opposed to metal. The resin would wear out faster than metal pieces in the Asahi guns. Before the development of the hop-up system, the durability of the and strength of the Asahi guns increased the power and distance of their guns.[citation needed]
In 1994, Asahi introduced an airsoft version of the M40 rifle. It's construction and design brought it in conflict with Japan's Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law.[4]
Eventually, the company stopped mass-producing guns, but would produce guns in small batches before it finally closed its doors.[citation needed]
Popular products
- M60 series - a BV type airsoft gun
- Sterling - released as the Battle Master II under the JAC brand
- FN FNC - used steel parts throughout and known for its excellent rigidity
- Bushmaster Ultra Custom - a model made to duplicate the design of the JAC Bushmaster
- FN MINIMI - a green gas system rifle
- WA2000 - a model designed like a Walther sniper rifle
- M134 minigun -a model designed like a M134 Minigun (a six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Airsoft History". JustPistols.
- ↑ Asahi Firearms. collectorairsoft.com. Search this book on
- ↑ Japan Arms Collection
- ↑ "Detection of illegal firearms sales cases by using Internet auctions". Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2022.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
External links
- "Legendary MG34 overview (Asahi MG34)". WWII Guns. Archived from the original on February 17, 2006. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
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