21 replies to this topic

[finderella1]

End of april, according to Real Sword themselves in an email i recieved from them.

[sirrith]

any info about prices? or just 'end of april, wait and see.'?

[finderella1]

The latter I'm afraid.

[Mikkel]

Which of their products will then be released?

[finderella1]

Definitely the type 97, and i would guess also at least one of the type 56 varients.

[dismemberd]

Wow, that soon? Sweet.

Can you post their reply please?

[finderella1]

I was going to, but sadly i deleted it already, sorry mate

[spb]

mmmhhh more full metal Ak goodies

[dismemberd]

EDIT: Sorry, got my numbers mixed up

Edited by dismemberd, 16 March 2007 - 06:49 PM.

[lineman66]

did real sword say that the Type 97 would be compatible with STAGNAG mags? what battery does it take?

[finderella1]

From their website it takes "Steel magazine, same externality as NATO 5.56mmX45 magazine, and compatible with most brands of M16 series
BB gun magazines."

I'll getting a box or two of star realcaps along with mine

As for battery, it is wired to the handguard, which i personally think looks only big enough for a mini. Take a look here.

Edited by finderella1, 17 March 2007 - 12:14 AM.

[Supercruise]

YES! I hope they're as good they seem to be! New types of AEGs (especially modern bull-pups) are welcomed with open arms! I can't wait till April!!!

Edited by Supercruise, 17 March 2007 - 01:03 AM.

[Crimson]

sounds stupid who are they ? are they cheepsoft ?

[Supercruise]

sounds stupid who are they ? are they cheepsoft ?

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They don't appear to be. They claim to have very high quality externals that are perfectly true to real steel dimensions. If you look through their site (http://www.realsword.com.hk/index0.html) they claim their products are exact same size and weight of their real counterparts. Their also developing many Chinese weapons (Type 97 and friends) that haven't been made before. I hope their internals are on par with TM. I also expect cost to be fairly high for these since they have high quality materials and components (They claim their Type 56 is made out of steel!).

[realsteel]

Well we will never know untill some one owns one

[hsimoorb]

mmmhhh more full Steel Ak goodies

Fixed that for ya'.

I'm only worried that their new gearbox won't be marui compatable. or at least that there are suitable internal replacements available.

[Munitions Man]

so anyone know the price on one of these things?

[finderella1]

I was chatting to fung from gunner airsoft and his guess is $3000-4000HK, which is around $400-500, or a mere £200-300 of your finest pound sterling.

So its certainly not cheapsoft, although I imagine this price is more to do with the externals than internals, I really hope they can produce a reliable gearbox first try.

Also, according to the website, the type 97 shoots at 90m/s, which is 295fps. Fine for us brits, but given that it may not be particularly easy to upgrade, could be a problem for those who normally play with much hotter guns.

[finderella1]

Whoops, the email i got from them telling me release date, which someone asked for, didnt get deleted after all:

Dear friend,

Great to hear from you again.

The expected release date of RS products would be around the end of April, and price will also be announced soon. If we have any news on that, we will sure let you know. Thanks again for your concern.

Best regards,
RS Customer Service Center

[Munitions Man]

Hey $400 dollars is a great price for what they describe.