You are not alone in that respect my young friend.   LOL - the Asahi WA2000 predates Polarstar by amost a quarter of a century inasmuch as it deployed a electropneumatic, solenoid actuated and 'computer-controlled'(!) system providing fantastic performance, rock-solid reliability.  It produces shot to shot consistency in power output, regardless of power setting, that is almost unthinkable in an airsoft gun, until recently anyway (and then only present in a tiny number of guns).

Only about 200 WA2000 rifles were produced by Asahi.  I shoot mine regularly against my other, more modern, P* rifles and give the newer guns some real serious competition. I kid thee not.

The history of Classic guns is vast (and, actually, goes back to at least 1970 for me - when I my father purchased a spring operated Japanese 'rifle' that I convinced him was just the ticket for his 13-year old son's Christmas present (the name of that toy and it's manufacturer are long lost to the mists of time.... In any event the history of 'airsoft' is equally fascinating - which is why I started collecting in a serious way starting with that Marushin UZI back in '85 through to the present time!  Just one example of many, many such examples - the stock JAC B.A.R. M1918A2 outshoots ANY other airsoft BAR easily (which is why I have a number of same in collection, albeit 3 of them do have mods of varying degree:)  'Old' in airsoft by no means always equates to being 'obsolete'   Cheers! 

G79

Sent you a PM kind sir!  G79. 

Thanks Kamerad.   I plan on doing juat that after it's checked in and checked out.  I have a good friend who has a number restored Army vehicles, including a M-151, which has a pedestal mount in the back cargo area on which we can set the gun. Should be a blast, both literally and figuratively!

Re the M-151, we called them Mutts, way back in my service days, circa mid to late seventies.  They were still on the TOE, despite the fact that they were late 50's through '60's-era stuff, extensively deployed in Europe/Vietnam.  My time was a period when the U.S. Army was equipped with vintage stuff, much of it left-over stuff from the VietNam days-not the Abrahms, Bradleys, HUMMVEEs you see now - just upgraded M60 MBTs, M113s (aluminum coffins.....and they really were) APCs and the like . The 151 was a frikking death trap as well (although they had really good fording capabilities) as they rolled waaaay to easily and not just a few guys ended up badly injured or killed by the damn things during off-road use on exercises.  Ah - the 'good old days'

The Prime LR300 kit.  (Ah, where does one begin:)  Arguably among the nicest 'M4-style' airsoft rifle extant.  Beautiful material, beautiful craftsmanship and obviously a work of passionate commitment by it's makers to 'get it right'.  They do the real-steel version a real honor as the two are hard to tell apart, side by side (which led to problems as you will read).  Like the Inokatsu M4 (which I own and thus can make the observation)  the Prime kit is so realistic that it was hard to get them safely through Customs because of that realism and material fidelity (not to mention trademark/trade dress.  Solid, aircraft-grade billet aluminium was used throughout.   As you know, the base gun was predicated to/for use with AEG hardware.   Therefore,  the amount or work necessary to 'convert' the gun to a GBB was truly a daunting and, ultimately,  magnificent undertaking.  Initially, DG was not keen on taking the project on.  But, given the subject matter and the fact that it would showcase DG's considerable skills in what is ultimately a small airsoft world community, and some other reasons, including germaine 'bragging-rights', DG agreed to produce two of the Prime guns, keeping one for the company, ostensibly as a prototype design bed.  About one year later - the project was completed (during which DG/Justin found themselves embroiled in some nasty third; party shenanigans that basically turned the company upside down and very nearly destroyed it).  Fast forward: after said issues with Customs, wherein the rifle was seized on the grounds that it violated regulations against importation of restricted firearms (!) and an ensuing appeal action that would make grounds for a good book, Customs released the gun. 

Gun is like new in perfect working order in both full, semi and safe modes.  Sips gas but delivers appx 450fps at 110psi.  Piece has perhaps 1000 shots through her and is basically still in break-in period (meaning it will just get even better performance with time/use)!

The internals of the gun have been closely inspected and some untidy mill-finishing work was cleaned-up to ensure the mechanics of the GBB system are in superb operational state - after all,  the world's only gas operated,  blowback Prime LR300 deserves no less.  The gun has never been fielded but she has made it to a number of events.  The attention she generates has been pretty incredible:)  I kid thee not

Oh, almost forgot - take a look at the S/N of the gun... (pic no. 2) 

Some of my collection's other guns which I recently rotated through from storage to my workshop for their annual maintenance/operational check.  I'll be posting more pics of my guns as time/circumstance permits!  Excepting those items already posted on recently,  I've a few more to go through - about 340 more, give or take:)  I'll add some brief description of the guns shown below when I've got some more time later: Briefly, we see here my:

Knights Arms/SR-12 URX E3 all metal '16 w. extended (21") high-quality steel barrel and tight bore inner, and fitted with a V. 4 Daytona Gun GBB engine - not too many DG guns can shoot at 490/500fps - but she does (at 140psi - has a extremely nice 'kick' too, in spite of her weight which is around 10lbs;)

CA L1A1 'Battle Rifle'. Fitted with beautiful wood furniture and fittings, including carry handle, taken from real steel surplus.  She is AEG powered and boasts upgraded internals throughout from tbb to gearbox.  Shoots about 420fps and modded for full select-fire capability.  She is a darn nice tack driver to boot!

Shoei FG42. Static model.  Gorgeous build - it's a Shoei - nothing more need be said:)

Shoei SgT '44 "NitroAir' GBB.  Equipped with six mags (not shown).  She is still in her 'break-in' period - even though she's over five years old - LOL, I guess some things really DO get better with age!

Sorry Krutch did NOT mean to call your name out as 'Ruth' but I guess my cellphone had decided that the other name was a perfect 'autofind' match!

BTW, Luke - is there an 'edit' function available when posting?  I cannot seem to find it!  Many thanks!

G79

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JAC's Thompson M1A1

My twin beauties. The fidelity is beyond belief and it's hard to tell it's not the real thIng. Weigh about as much too, at appx 12/13lbs each. Performance is, in a word, exhilarating! These gems are light-years away from Tokyo Marui Thompson guns and in another universe altogether from other such guns made by pretty much every airsoft outfit around (from the new King Arms down to the cheap Cyber Gun Cyber Gun abomination). In fact, the 500 known made JAC Thompsons' are/were constructed using authentic Thompson components, including all of the wood furniture, magazine shells (real Colt Arms military issue mags, complete with the old Colt trade-dress. They are built/cut from billets of brass, high-grade steel and weigh a shade under 13lbs, like the real MCCoy. Dependant on how one tunes them, they can shoot very hot or very modestly (for airsoft gaming). They also can be adjusted for ROF by swapping out the recoil/barrel-return spring. The top gun in the photos is set for about 28rps and can blast out 9 rounds with the merest/briefest tap of it's trigger with an output of 480fps at 90psi (the guns shoot semi too)! The bottom M1A1 is currently set for about 15rps and, at 70psi have an output of about 375fps. The JAC M1A1 is simply a superlative airsoft gun and I simply cannot call it a toy as much as are those other rarities/work of art the JAC B.A.R M1918A2, Asahi's venerable MG34, the Asahi's Walther WA2000 and the Asahi/ANGS collaboration - the M16A2 'Impulse' rifle and CAR-15 (the impulse guns were the FIRST airsoft rifles to have a 300' range, new and right-out-of-the-box, and fully capable of consistently hitting the intended target (and I have both impulse '16s in my collection and can attest to those claims)

Many thanks to my friend WolfGeorge who graciously allowed me to purchase my old JAC M1A1 back (she has traveled many a mile since I first traded her quite some time ago - and I was surprised indeed when I learned that it eventually ended up in GREECE with WG, of all people!!!).  Now she is back home in the much cooler climes of N. California with me, home where she belongs:)

Gunner79