Tippmann 68 Special Paintball Gun Marker Vintage

This is from the general paintball museum. Released in July 1990 the 68 Special had a lot of groundbreaking standard features for the time including inline poppet valve design, gravity feed loading system, constant air, velocity adjuster and a M-16 style grip.

Also due to the small valve and heavy hammer (around 1 pound) it was not efficient. It was one of the first semi-auto markers on the market. Cycled at 6-8 balls per second. Could also be modified to accept a full auto trigger.

The hammer can be moved out of position into a safety position preventing the gun from being able to fire, like the PMI-3/VM-68 and firearms such as the Sten and MP40. It had a built in back bottle setup that ran on liquid CO2 unlike newer models that run on just CO2.

Many paintball markers we based off this style. Marker shown is on display in the museum and has a muzzle break and carry strap. This museum has 3 of these markers. With a simple restoration this could be an excellent example of a very early semi auto vintage paint ball gun. Original owner said it worked perfectly until he stopped playing and left it stored.