Editing Daisy Manufacturing Company (section)

=== Industrial marking equipment ===

Daisy manufactured paintball marking devices for industrial applications before the establishment of paintball as a recreational sport.

According to Brass Eagle's 1999 annual report, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Daisy began manufacturing marking devices for use in forestry and livestock operations during the early 1970s.

The company manufactured markers under contract for the Nelson Paint Company and continued supplying this market until 1993.[1]

Nelson marking equipment subsequently became associated with the origins of recreational paintball.

The first organised paintball game, held in New Hampshire on 27 June 1981, used Nel-Spot 007 marking pistols.

Daisy's involvement in the earlier manufacture of industrial marking equipment therefore preceded the sport's development.