DesertFox Airsoft talks about why airsoft was not popular in the 1990s compared to the start of the 21st Century when there was a massive boom in the hobby... "While putting this kit together, I wondered to myself why airsoft wasn’t more popular or mainstream in the 1990s when it first appeared in the United States. This lead me down a rabbit hole of airsoft history that I was not expecting.  

Most airsoft enthusiasts will credit Ichiro Nagata as the creator of the airsoft gun, but it’s actually a culmination of world events and devoted Japanese gun hobbyist that we have to thank for this amazing sport."