Quote Originally Posted by 45flint View Post
Could be wrong but I think Hugo copied the Daisy propulsion system? Or maybe Daisy copied it from an earlier gun? Or maybe Hugo was first? I’m sure guys here know.

https://www.pyramydair.com/article/A...August_2009/64
Someone mentioned this in the video comments as well, very interesting.

So was this introduced with the Red Ryder? The schmeisser design was first seen on the Haenel 33 in 1933, not sure when it was patented.

I’d be very interested to know who copied who.

Cheers,
Matt