pistol (then produced under brand licensing by French airsoft manufacturer CyberGun) as a training pistol for cadets and guardsmen. In response, SIG Air, SIG Sauer's airgun division, announced on January 17, 2019 that it was introducing its own in-house ProForce airsoft line for professional training, with the initial offerings include the M17 and P229 airsoft pistol. SIG Air also announced that "we are rapidly expanding the SIG AIR business, and it is important to us to assume full control to ensure all SIG Air products are of the highest quality", and it would no longer be licensing the "SIG" brand or trademarks for sale by commercial airsoft manufacturers. See also Airsoft pellets Hop-up (airsoft) Legal issues in airsoft Air gun BB gun Paintball Gel ball shooter Entertech Xploderz Nerf, brand of toy guns related to airsoft Toy gun References Airsoft Japanese inventions Pneumatic weapons Airsoft guns Toy weapons