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[Spectrum]

We own and operate a pyrotechnic factory in the Midlands, many of you in the airsoft community will have come across our products but will not be aware of our existence simply because we have, on the whole, labelled our products for our distributors.

There has been a deal of misinformation put out about us and the product range and I would take this opportunity of offering a correction and an update on what we are doing.

Some years ago I was approached by Justin Whelan, founder of Enola Gaye, and asked if I would design and produce a range of paintball pyrotechnics for him to sell, this I did and the result was a product range comprising small and large smoke grenades, paint and B.B. Grenades, two sizes of thunderflash - Mark 5 and Mark 9 and, various other miscellaneous bits and pieces, electrically fired maroons etc.

Enola Gaye have, at various times described themselves as manufacturers and put out other claims, the truth is that the factory they claim to operate is mine, the products they sell are based very loosely on our designs and they do not, to my knowledge have any legal manufacturing facility licensed under the Explosives Act in this country.

I refused to continue supplying Enola Gaye some 2-3 years back after they ran up considerable debts with my company and refused or were unable to pay, following this they took the product range to China and had my products copied, I do not need to comment on the quality which resulted from this, many of you have provided me with your own opinions, I simply wish to dissassociate myself from their activities completely.

In recent years we have produced goods which were sold by Dangerzone and Atmosphere Paintball, the decision to sell through paintball supply companies has not been a good one, we were advised that the Airsoft community was not worth dealing with and foolishly, I have taken this advice without looking into the matter deeper.

I can now say that having looked into the marketplace and having met with and spoken to a number of Airsoft enthusiasts I am hugely impressed with the professionalism and enthusiasm surrounding the activity and those associated with it.

Enough about the past.

I have spent the past two months working on a serious range of products which I feel will be of interest to the Airsoft community, how do I know?, I am a professional pyrotechnist of 22 years, 10 of these spent working on military pyrotechnics for use by armed forces at home and overseas, I have applied the same principles and standards of build and design to the range as I would have in service, the raw materials are procurred to defence standards as is the level of quality, the products look and feel like they were made for the armed forces because they have been built in the same way.

I have also provided samples to a number of Airsoft companies and players for field trials, the response so far has been overwhelming.

Whilst quality is paramount I have attempted to apply sensible measures to ensure that the products are affordable, one such measure is to supply direct at an honest and realistic price thuse avoiding middle men, certain outlets are looking to stock and sell the range and have indicated that they will purchase in volumes which merit a discount, the savings made will, I am sure, be passed on.

The range includes the following items:

Thunderflashes, Mark 5 and Mark 9 - supplied subject to security restrictions.

Smoke Grenade, 1.5 minutes screening, cannister type.

Airsoft Grenade, described below.

Stun / Assault Grenade, described below.

Full details will be published in the coming week as will outlets and other ordering information.

The Airsoft Grenade has been designed from scratch and based on the model I produced in the past ( the original one Enola Gaye sold ) but with certain improvements.

The casing is made from moulded paper pulp, pressed thicker and stronger but with a shattering agent incorporated into the formulation, when the charge functions the case being brittle shatters to ensure an even burst of the payload.

The case is much stronger then previous models and, in the words of one company trialing the unit, "is over engineered", a nice problem to have!.

The unit is tested in production to achieve a reliability level of 98% minimum and samples are drawn in accordance with British Standards 6001, a mu=inimum of 70 units are destroyed per batch to ensure that everything is okay.

We have invested £20,000 on development, £12,500 of this on grenade tooling, advance orders for the product already cover this which I would suggest speaks volumes, I am happy to provide free samples to anyone wishing to trial the product, we are very satisfied that the product is a winner, it looks and feels like the real thing and performs very well indeed.

The assault grenade is based on the real thing, samples have been submitted to a defence company for consideration as a practice stun grenade for use in civil defence training, like the smoke grenade (it is based in the same housing) it is built in a very solid cardboard cannister, the wall thickness being 11mm, designed and tested to withstand the effects of internal explosion, the unit contains 4 and 6
sound units which blast through the base in very rapid succession, four bursts in 0.07 seconds, the bursts are preceeded by 6 seconds of screening smoke and then wallop.

There has been a great deal of interest in this item and we are very pleased with the initial results.

I am having the products professionally photographed on Monday of next week and pictures will be available later in the week.

I am happy to deal with any enquiries and may be contacted on the following email address: p.mulvihill@btinternet.com

Products will be in certain shops from the end of next week and we are aleady taking orders ourselves.

Paul Mulvihill.

For and on behalf of D.L.M. Resources Ltd

Manufacturers of the Spectrum brand of pyrotechnics

[Arnie]

Appreciate the post Paul - I've dropped you an email just now.

Regards,

Arn'

[Marlowe]

I have to say, it's very rare to meet in any manufacturing industry someone as honest as you. That alone has even sold your products to me, a former Marketing Officer...

...As a result, I look forward to purchasing from your distributors soon!

[Chris P]

Those stun grenades sound rather tasty

[Adams]

Yeah agreed. Stun grenades do sound pretty nice

[Cypher]

Im certainly interested... would you be willing to supply teams?

[bhakti]

Do you know if these will be legal in the U.S.?

[MooCow]

will we be able to buy direct from you? i'm sure members in this forum will be happy to go quids in to buy a bulk

[Green]

Sounds fantastic. I can not wait.

[Crandall]

2 questions, will these be available in the United States? The second is I'm highly interested in the smoke grenades. They will be pull ring and NOT have to be lit with a match/lighter. My local site only allows the pull ring kind.

[solution_zero]

I too have a GREAT intrest in this stun grenade. I guess the only question I have is can it be shipped to the U.S.?

[Spectrum]

I have to say, it's very rare to meet in any manufacturing industry someone as honest as you. That alone has even sold your products to me, a former Marketing Officer...

...As a result, I look forward to purchasing from your distributors soon! 

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Many thanks for your kind comments, I feel I will be dealing with a lot of nice, dedicated people. I will advise by Tuesday who is stocking them in your area if you wish to obtain small quantities, i.e. below case quantity.

Thanks again, Paul.

[ViscountCharles]

I've bought Spectrum-branded pyros from HFM in Cannock in the past. Would I be right in thinking that I will be able to buy the new items over the counter at their shop?

[Spectrum]

I've bought Spectrum-branded pyros from HFM in Cannock in the past.  Would I be right in thinking that I will be able to buy the new items over the counter at their shop?

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H.F.M. are an excellent outfit, they will be stocking our new products and a delivery is to be made to them this coming week.

[richie_j]

is there any ballpark figure on these?
and how many come in a case? i've still got 40 odd EG mk5's sitting in an ammo box as i got em at around trade price.

[Soloman]

they sound good

[Corporate_Black_Ops]

Why do I get the impression that there will be a heck of a lot of Assault grenades around at Distant Thunder?

What are the fuses like - timewise I mean? There's nothing more annoying than chucking out a Mk5 which takes so long to go off that anyone in its "kill radius" has had time not only to get out of it but also to sneak through the undergrowth, across half a mile of open ground and come out behind you... alright it's an exageration but 8-10 seconds is too long IMHO. I realize that burning chemical fuses are fickle and not precisely predictable but 3-4 seconds would be much better.

I'd also like to know ballpark prices, plus order sizes you'll accept if you're allowed to sell direct to the public...

[Spectrum]

Why do I get the impression that there will be a heck of a lot of Assault grenades around at Distant Thunder?

What are the fuses like - timewise I mean? There's nothing more annoying than chucking out a Mk5 which takes so long to go off that anyone in its "kill radius" has had time not only to get out of it but also to sneak through the undergrowth, across half a mile of open ground and come out behind you... alright it's an exageration but 8-10 seconds is too long IMHO. I realize that burning chemical fuses are fickle and not precisely predictable but 3-4 seconds would be much better.

I'd also like to know ballpark prices, plus order sizes you'll accept if you're allowed to sell direct to the public...

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Performance Spec. for Stun / Assault Grenades:

The unit is served by an initial fuse of three seconds, this allows the operator to do whatever he or she needs to do safely. After this delay the unit produces smoke at an advanced rate for siz seconds and, a

[MooCow]

are there any contact details yet?
i have managed to get a small group of airsofters that are interested.

are there any contact details/web page?
i've been to HFM's webpage, the prices are reasonable but i just wandered if prices differ if we order directly from you?

ta.

[RobbyC]

again how many in a case and how much for a case of each type of grenade (sorry i meant i would like a breakdown - not a total)

this sounds great - i weas considering making some flashbangs my self but if these are relatively cheap then i might consider....