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'''Burgfeld International''' was a paintball equipment manufacturer or brand active during the 1990s. The company marketed mechanical semi-automatic [[paintball marker]]s, including the [[Black Knight]] and [[Safari (paintball marker)|Safari]]. Both markers are documented in the [[VintageRex]] historical paintball equipment database.[1]

The Black Knight was marketed as an affordable semi-automatic marker featuring a lightweight polymer frame and a Montneel-style valve system.[2][3]

== History ==

Burgfeld International marketed paintball markers during the 1990s, offering equipment intended for recreational and commercial paintball use.

Its Black Knight was advertised as an affordable alternative to more expensive semi-automatic markers. Original manufacturer advertising emphasised the marker's lightweight construction, straightforward maintenance and relatively low retail price.[3]

VintageRex records the Black Knight as a 1994 model and identifies its production period as 1994 to 1998. The Safari is catalogued as a 1993 model.[2][4]

The company's founding date, ownership, location and subsequent operating history have not been independently established.

== Paintball markers ==

=== Black Knight ===

The '''Black Knight''' was a .68-calibre mechanical semi-automatic paintball marker using a Montneel-style valve system.

It featured a lightweight polymer frame, direct-feed arrangement and removable threaded barrel.

The manufacturer's original advertisement promoted several features, including:

* High-strength polymer frame designed to reduce marker weight.
* Semi-automatic firing mechanism.
* All-weather valve system.
* Removable barrel and simplified field-stripping arrangement.
* Internal construction intended to minimise loose components during maintenance.

The advertisement claimed that the marker weighed less than two pounds and promoted its suggested retail price as less than US$160.[3]

VintageRex records the following specifications:[2]

{| class="wikitable"
! Specification
! Detail
|-
| Model
| [[Black Knight]]
|-
| Documented year
| 1994
|-
| Production period recorded by VintageRex
| 1994–1998
|-
| Calibre
| .68
|-
| Action
| Mechanical semi-automatic
|-
| Valve system
| Montneel-style
|-
| Feed system
| Direct feed
|-
| Barrel
| Removable, threaded
|-
| Gas source
| Constant air
|}

=== Safari ===

The '''Safari''' was another .68-calibre mechanical semi-automatic marker catalogued under Burgfeld International.

VintageRex lists the model as dating from 1993 and provides the following specifications:[4]

{| class="wikitable"
! Specification
! Detail
|-
| Model
| [[Safari (paintball marker)|Safari]]
|-
| Documented year
| 1993
|-
| Calibre
| .68
|-
| Action
| Mechanical semi-automatic
|-
| Valve system
| Montneel-style
|-
| Feed system
| Direct feed
|-
| Barrel
| Removable
|-
| Gas source
| Constant air
|}

The VintageRex record contains a description referring to a marker called the Knight rather than the Safari. The relationship between the two models has not been established from the available documentation.

== See also ==

* [[Black Knight]]
* [[Safari (paintball marker)]]
* [[Montneel Designs]]
* [[List of vintage paintball markers and equipment]]

== References ==

# [https://www.vintagerex.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewdb&man=Burgfeld+International VintageRex, "Burgfeld International", historical manufacturer catalogue].
# [https://www.vintagerex.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewmarker&man=Burgfeld+International&marker=Black+Knight VintageRex, "Black Knight", historical marker record].
# [https://www.vintagerex.com/pics/gunpics/Burgfeld%20International/Black%20Knight/ads/black_knight_ad.jpg Burgfeld International, "Maximum Splat... Minimum Buck!", original Black Knight manufacturer advertisement preserved by VintageRex].
# [https://www.vintagerex.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewmarker&man=Burgfeld+International&marker=Safari VintageRex, "Safari", historical marker record].

== External links ==

* [https://www.vintagerex.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewdb&man=Burgfeld+International Burgfeld International at VintageRex]
* [https://www.vintagerex.com/pics/gunpics/Burgfeld%20International/Black%20Knight/ads/black_knight_ad.jpg Original Burgfeld Black Knight advertisement]

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