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'''DSDS''' is a name listed in the [[VintageRex]] historical catalogue of [[paintball marker]] manufacturers and suppliers. The catalogue identifies two marker entries under DSDS: the '''Model 494''' and the '''Sidekick Semi'''.[1] Contemporary reporting in ''[[WARPIG]]'' connects a DSDS pistol originally intended for wildlife scent-marking to the development of a compact pistol for paintball.[2]

== Equipment ==

=== Model 494 ===

The '''Model 494''' was a compact, pump-action paintball pistol powered by a 12-gram CO₂ cartridge. A surviving example, with its original packaging and carrying pouch, has been documented in an auction catalogue.[3] The available documentation does not establish a confirmed introduction date.

=== Sidekick Semi ===

The '''Sidekick Semi''' was a .68-calibre semi-automatic paintball pistol with a ten-ball feed tube and a 12-gram CO₂ power source. In a contemporary technical review, Bill Mills of ''WARPIG'' reported that Chris "Goob" Nall acquired a pump-action pistol derived from a DSDS scent-marking design after seeing an advertisement in ''[[Action Pursuit Games]]'' in 1998. Nall subsequently worked with the manufacturer on improvements to the pump version and on development of a semi-automatic design. Prototype semi-automatic pistols underwent field testing in September 1999.[2]

The review describes the Sidekick Semi as using a blow-forward bolt, unlike the Nelson-style pump-action design. It also records gas leaks in some test units and feeding difficulties when paintballs softened in hot conditions. At the time of the review, the semi-automatic version was still under development; the exact commercial release date has not been independently established.[2]

== See also ==

* [[List of vintage paintball markers and equipment]]
* [[VintageRex]]

== References ==

# [https://www.vintagerex.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewdb&man=DSDS VintageRex, "DSDS", historical paintball marker catalogue].
# [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/technical/paintguns/sidekick_semi/index.shtml Bill Mills, "Sidekick Semi", WARPIG, contemporary technical review].
# [https://www.epicauctionsandestatesales.com/auction/225-epic-winter-sporting/lot-241-dsds-model/ Epic Auctions & Estate Sales, "DSDS Model 494 Paintball Gun", auction catalogue].

== External links ==

* [https://www.vintagerex.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewdb&man=DSDS DSDS at VintageRex]

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