Old Autococker. What is it?

A friend of mine gave me this old thing today. I know nothing about cockers, but I figured now might as well be a good time to learn. I'd like to see if it still works, but I guess I won't be able to until I get a new HPA tank, as my old one was ninja'd by some dude 5 years ago.

Anyone know anything about old cockers, or what this one is exactly? It says "The 1994 Zap International Amateur Open 10 Man Event".

Hm. Does it have the stock internals? Pneumatics? I'm going to assume the date on the engraving is correct, and if it is a '94, they had Sheridan springing, and loved CO2. What's under the shroud?

Edited by DeTrevni - 26 May 2009 at 4:37pm

Awesome

Not really. There were a few differences between the older 'cockers and the newer ones. The one you have (probably) doesn't have a hole drilled for hammer adjustment or threaded IVGs. The IVG is the velocity adjuster in 'cockers. In the older ones, there was an insert in the back of the body. It works the same way, but it's a different system since it used the thinner Sheridan springs. Also, since there is most likely no hammer adjustment hole in the top of the body, to adjust the lug, you will have to take the frame off. A bit of a hassle...

^One of which had better be muh Sniper. 

Well, seeing as how it's a prize gun, I would look up who won the 10 man at the '94 IAO for a start and see if you can get a lead on which team won the mini-cockers as their prize. If it was someone like bad company or the likes, you've got a piece of major history on your hands.

Definitely check the top tube between the rails and see if there's a little hole drilled there. That particular back-block style is indicative of the mid-90's and later (earlier 'cockers had a squared off back block) and the pneumatics appear to be mid-90's as well, which would keep with the '94 IAO theme since the IAO was always late in the year and THE showcase to bring out the latest and greatest products you'd come up with.

Someone had a rock or jackhammer I/II on that thing before. See the x-cut hole in the shroud. That was to let the knob poke through to adjust it on the fly.

ewww top hats, those were a pain in the arse.

thats a nice find you got there.

choopie911 wrote: I've been trying to google up who won the 94 IAO and I can't find a thing. Anyone have any ideas/ connections?

I looked around a bit as well. Tallen, any ideas?

I think it's wicked awesome that that Tourney guy on the Autococker is holding what looks to be a first generation stingray.