Need help identifying this part - BB pistol?

[gmerkt]

Can anyone ID this part? It appears to be a CO2 BB gun magazine for a pistol. It's a heavy die casting, the magazine assy. also houses the CO2 cartridge. There is a threaded cap in the base that reveals the compartment for the CO2 cartridge. On one side, it's marked, ".172" CALIBER-4.38mm". It measures approx. 5-1/2inches long. Thanks.

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[deadeye]

Can anyone ID this part? It appears to be a CO2 BB gun magazine for a pistol. It's a heavy die casting, the magazine assy. also houses the CO2 cartridge. There is a threaded cap in the base that reveals the compartment for the CO2 cartridge. On one side, it's marked, ".172" CALIBER-4.38mm". It measures approx. 5-1/2inches long. Thanks.

Sig sauer 2022 bb pistol mag

 

[EPS]

It's a airsoft mag for a airsoft pistol

 

[EPS]

I have a few for my Glock airsoft gun different guns have different styles but they usually try to keep it as close to the real thing as possible .
And it's a GREEN GAS GUN on the bottom of the mag there should be a little valve to fill it with green gas or propane

 

[EPS]

On mine there is a little button so you can slide the base off to fill it with gas

 

[EPS]

Sorry your right that one is co2 but I'M pretty sure it's air soft

 

[EPS]

There is a way to find out if it's still good lol press down on the round metal thing and see if it still has gas or co2 in it lol

 

[gmerkt]

Nobody's got it yet, fellows. This thing is older than airsoft. It's made of die cast zinc material, without the CO2 cylinder in it, it weighs 14 ounces. The metal body is one piece, no seams. Thanks and keep trying.

 

[EPS]

Could be some sort of pellet gun I have other co2 guns around here somewhere I'll have to look and see if I have anything similar

 

[BillM]

Looks a LOT like a magazine for a Tactical Wolverine Pistol

Tactical Wolverine BB Pistol Magazine

 

[gmerkt]

BillM got it, that's the one. Wolverine CO2 BB pistol. Many thanks.

This thing may look older than it actually is. It isn't air soft, 6mm plastic pellets won't fit into the magazine. Of course it's marked 4.38mm so that's a no-brainer but I had to check anyway. I see references to fairly contemporary Wolverine BB pistols, but from the descriptions, it sounds like those really are air soft. And these appear to be sold out or drying up.

These things (like other consumer products) made overseas often don't have a long life in production. Factories in China make (just using an arbitrary number) 200,000 pieces, then chuck the tooling and move on to the next thing they are commissioned to make. You can't count on certain designs being made for a long run.

This afternoon, I was showing this to a friend who has a few air guns. He hauled out a fairly new Ekol ES-66 (made in Turkey), the magazine was similar. The Ekol uses steel BB's, has a rifled barrel.