Strange water gun?
-
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Sat May 10, 2008 4:43 pm
Strange water gun?
How do... newbie here. Just got a couple of water guns from a car boot sale (£2 the pair, can't complain) - only trouble is I can't find any information on them.
Pics below -
Any ideas?
Pics below -
Any ideas?
- SSCBen
- Posts: 6449
- Joined: Sat Mar 22, 2003 1:00 pm
Re: Strange water gun?
Welcome to SSC!
That's a knock off water gun designed to look like the CPS 1500. It is not part of the CPS series and actually uses air pressure. They're still good starts if you're just getting into water guns though.
eBay can be full of these knock offs and knowing what a knock off looks like helps. I recall a page that listed known fakes, but I can't seem to find any at the moment. If you wouldn't mind, could we use your picture to start such a page? It would help people identify fakes/knock offs easier.
The features to watch out for in CPS 1500 style water guns are the trigger, which is angled in the fake and straight on the real one, and the water reservoir, which has no cap on the fake and has a cap on the real one. The fake's reservoir screws off from what I know.
That's a knock off water gun designed to look like the CPS 1500. It is not part of the CPS series and actually uses air pressure. They're still good starts if you're just getting into water guns though.
eBay can be full of these knock offs and knowing what a knock off looks like helps. I recall a page that listed known fakes, but I can't seem to find any at the moment. If you wouldn't mind, could we use your picture to start such a page? It would help people identify fakes/knock offs easier.
The features to watch out for in CPS 1500 style water guns are the trigger, which is angled in the fake and straight on the real one, and the water reservoir, which has no cap on the fake and has a cap on the real one. The fake's reservoir screws off from what I know.
-
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Sat May 10, 2008 4:43 pm
Re: Strange water gun?
I see, cheers.
I have absolutely no watergun knowledge... my other half started it with a bottle of water, then a hose, as I say, we found these at a car boot for £2 and were well impressed.
Feel free to use my pics, if you want any more taking, ask away.
I have absolutely no watergun knowledge... my other half started it with a bottle of water, then a hose, as I say, we found these at a car boot for £2 and were well impressed.
Feel free to use my pics, if you want any more taking, ask away.
- CROC
- Posts: 302
- Joined: Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:03 pm
Re: Strange water gun?
Generally, CPS series (ie. CPS 2000, 1000) are no longer in stores.
If you're really in doubt about the gun (authentic Super Soaker CPS), look at the trigger. Generally it will be different
If you're really in doubt about the gun (authentic Super Soaker CPS), look at the trigger. Generally it will be different
-Croc
It's been a while guys, and its good to be back
It's been a while guys, and its good to be back
- C-A_99
- Posts: 1502
- Joined: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:09 pm
Re: Strange water gun?
It also lacks the Super Soaker logo on it. I wonder what the internals of the fakes look like...
- CROC
- Posts: 302
- Joined: Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:03 pm
Re: Strange water gun?
They're probably just PR guns , with pinch triggers. I don't know though.
-Croc
It's been a while guys, and its good to be back
It's been a while guys, and its good to be back
- Drenchenator
- Posts: 807
- Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2004 12:00 pm
Re: Strange water gun?
Well, we can test that. Does the gun shoot without the reservoir? If it does, it must have a separate chamber. If not, it has a pressurized reservoir.They're probably just PR guns
The Drenchenator, also known as Lt. Col. Drench.
-
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:34 pm
Re: Strange water gun?
Well I got one of those at home, too.
A friend of mine bought it at a local store for 5 .
I'll open it and take those pictures you wanted.
Interested in anything particular?
elyz
P.S: It's a PR
edit: here are the pics
A friend of mine bought it at a local store for 5 .
I'll open it and take those pictures you wanted.
Interested in anything particular?
elyz
P.S: It's a PR
edit: here are the pics
Last edited by elyz on Mon May 12, 2008 7:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.