Manufacturers
Currently, a large number of airsoft weaponry manufacturers are on the market, these include AGM, ARES, A&K, Army Armament, Both Elephant, Celcius Technology, Classic Army, CYMA, D-Boys, DeepFire, Double Eagle, Echo 1,T.I.E.R.,G&G, G&P, HFC, ICS, Jing Gong, Jing Ping, Galaxy, King Arms, KJ Works, KSC/KWA, KWC, Mad Bull Airsoft, LCT, Marushin, Maruzen, Silesia Factory, SRC, Systema Engineering, Team SD, Tokyo Marui, VFC, Wei-E Tech, Well, Western Arms and WG. Companies, such as Aftermath, Crosman, Cybergun, Echo 1, and UTG, rebrand and distribute guns, sometimes with other accessories in countries where some manufacturers may not have an established distribution network. Many of the best-selling airsoft weapons are high detailed replicas of real lethal weapons, which are manufactured and designed by companies headquartered in Asian countries or territories like Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and China, however, European and North American brands exist also. Beyond airsoft guns proper, those companies may produce other items like BBs, airsoft grenades and airsoft landmines (like Airsoft Innovations and S-Thunder), as well as spare parts and a varied range of accessories for the replicas, like scopes, mounts and silencers. Mid-High end companies such as Ares, ICS, Classic Army, King Arms, Marushin, Tokyo Marui and Star (to name a few) will often find that their products have been illegally copied and sold at a fraction of the cost by Chinese companies such as AGM,CYMA and JG (are the most common) the Chinese Government clamped down on this practice in 2007, manufacture has now been resumed. However the cheaper price and similar quality has made them ideal platforms to upgrade without the risk of destroying an expensive airsoft gun.
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