With the help of Steve Constable, of Pursuit Supplies International and the Ultimate Game, Michael Earley, of Asylum Paintball in New Zealand and Ian Warren, of Gatenby Automatic Engineering, I’ve discovered a little more history on the production of the various New Zealand “live chamber” paint rifles which I’ll be posting more articles on eventually. David Freeman is listed as the President of TPI. Scanned from the Premiere issue of Action Pursuit Games, Fall 1987. At that time Constable gave this rifle to Freeman and they traveled together to Fort Wayne, Indiana to visit Tippmann Pneumatics Inc.ĭuring this time Freeman would have been the President of Tippmann.Įarly Tippmann SMG-60 advertisement.
FN 49 SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBERS
This rifle was brought to the United States by Steve Constable when he traveled over from New Zealand in mid 1987 and stayed with David Freeman. Fn 49 Rifle Serial Numbers Chart FN recently became aware of a condition found within the FNS family of pistols that, under a very limited and unlikely set of circumstances, could cause the pistol to delay fire after the trigger is initially pulled. 1935 FN Mauser Full Length stock 275 Mauser 24 VZ/Yugo 48 large ring stock 200 click here for Mauser.
In this video I am filling from a 20lb co2 tank that is running low, so the FN-49 has the potential to get a lot more shots off a better fill. We believe this is a French Police serial number. In the United States surviving FN 49 rifle s are in high demand on the collector’s market. Has black paint rather than blueing or phosphate finish.
FN 49 SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER
Likely March of 1987 and it would either be the 6th gun stamped on the 26th or the 266th FN-49 paintgun produced.įN-49 Live Air Chamber Magazine stamped with the serial number and patent number. Matching Serial numbers (0058) on stock and all parts. I believe the serial number, “8703266,” stamped on the live air chamber, gives an idea to the date this exact rifle was manufactured. In the video I refer to this rifle as the PSI 1200, but the actual name is the FN-49, likely manufactured by Gatenby Automatic Engineering in early 1987, for Constable and his field, the Ultimate Game. This rifle was brought to the United States in 1987 by Steve Constable, of PSI, and given to David Freeman, of Tippmann Pneumatics, Inc. Interestingly, the Belgian Army did not become its first purchaser - the honor. It was given the designation of SAFN Model 1949 by Fabrique Nationale but also came to be known as the 'FN-49' and 'Fusil Automatique Modele 49' over the course of its career. Here is a video I recorded in December of 2014, airing up and shooting the FN-49. With the war in Europe over in May of 1945, the rifle was more or less completed by 1947.