Editing Aerostar (section)

== History ==

Aerostar West was operating from Brea, California, by May 1988, when it advertised its Assassinator paintball marker in ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'' magazine. The company's advertisements promoted the Assault Line range of paintball equipment, including pump handles, barrels, CO₂ systems, feed systems and marker accessories.[1]

The Assassinator was sold both as a complete marker and as a conversion kit for the [[Nel-Spot 007]]. A May 1988 advertisement listed the complete marker at a suggested retail price of US$329, while the conversion kit was offered for US$135.[1]

The same advertisement described a range of interchangeable barrels, aluminium pump components, direct-feed equipment, sights and constant-air accessories.

Aerostar continued advertising its products during 1988, with further advertisements appearing in the June and September issues of ''Action Pursuit Games''.[3][4]

A United States federal court record dated 23 July 1991 identified Gayle Goss as doing business under the name Aerostar West. The company was among the defendants named in a patent infringement action brought by Chauncey Toombs of [[Cooper-T]]. The published decision concerned a motion by another defendant, Sheridan Products, and did not determine the infringement allegations against Aerostar West.[5]

The company's precise founding and closure dates have not been established.