| Back in 1970, a gentleman by the name of
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| | marking fluid" formula for soft gelatin
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| James C. Hale, an employee of Daisy
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| | capsules, which were more accurate and
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| Manufacturing, designed and patented a
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| | bright easy-to-see marks that would wash
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| device to be used by the forestry and
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| | away easily with water and/or detergent.
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| farming industries to mark trees, trails
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| | This patent became the Nelson formula for
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| and livestock. This mechanism was to
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| | paintballs, as they were the perfect mix
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| become the very first paintball gun - the
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| | for the sport.
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| Nelspot 007, and was manufactured by the
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| | The very first paintball outdoor playing
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| Nelson Paint Company.
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| | field opened in Rochester, New York in
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| Charles and Evan Nelson founded the
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| | 1982. Very soon after, paintball
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| Nelson Paint Company in 1940, as the
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| | originator Charles Gaines began marketing
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| forest and farming industries needed a
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| | it as the National Survival Game (NSG),
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| way to mark hard to reach places. Charles
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| | and the following year saw the first NSG
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| is credited with the creation of pellets
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| | championship complete with a $14,000 cash
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| filled with paint that could be shot out
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| | purse for the triumphant party. Upcoming
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| of a regular type of gun to complete this
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| | years saw the first indoor playing field
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| difficult task.
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| | in Buffalo, NY, as well as recognition
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| The first game-style milestone in
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| | and outdoor fields in Canada, Australia
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| paintball history came in 1981 New
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| | and England.
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| Hampshire when 3 friends (Bob Gurnsey, a
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| | 1988 brought with it the IPPA- the
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| sporting goods retailer, Hayes Noel, a
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| | International Paintball Players
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| stockbroker and Charles Gaines, a writer)
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| | Association, a non-profit organization
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| planned to play the organized game
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| | dedicated to the safety, education and
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| "Capture the Flag" with 9 others. On
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| | growth of the entire paintball industry.
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| June 27, 1981, the game was played using
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| | The NPPL (National Professional Paintball
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| the original Nelspot 007 paintball gun.
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| | League) was founded in 1992, which then
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| The winning team never even fired a
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| | started the NPPL Pro-Am series that are
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| single shot. The twelve friends had such
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| | found all over the U.S.
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| a good time, they decided to buy into the
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| | Paintball has evolved into quite the
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| Nelson Paint Company, and began marketing
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| | lucrative business, boasting quite an
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| their newfound fun as a recreational
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| | array of products for its trade. The
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| sport.
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| | accessory trade has grown to include
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| The paintball guns themselves had to
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| | barrels and sites for the guns and
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| evolve along with this newfound
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| | sport-specific paintball clothing and
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| recreational activity, as alternations to
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| | gear, with lots of the newest, latest
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| make the paint pellets fire softer so
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| | inventions adding to the paintball family
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| they wouldn't hurt their human target.
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| | -the Paintball Bodybag to organize and
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| George A. Skogg, employee of the Nelson
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| | carry all of your gear in one handy
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| Paint Company, invented a "washable
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| | carrier.
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