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IB
Industry Brand is the airgun line of Shanghai Gong Zi Machinery (formerly Shanghai Air Gun Factory, established 1957), the oldest Chinese airgun maker, best known for the B3 underlever and B22 spring-piston rifles widely OEM-rebadged worldwide.
In our words
Industry Brand is the foundational name in Chinese airgun manufacturing. The B3 underlever defined budget spring-piston shooting for a generation and still circulates as a budget-collector item. Build quality is uneven by Western standards, especially on older imports, and U.S. support runs through whichever importer rebadge the gun originally shipped under. For listings, the most important detail is honest identification of the factory markings.
Support
- First contact
- U.S. importer or rebadge brand that sold the gun.
- Summary
- Practical support is through the U.S. importer or rebadge brand, not the Shanghai factory; Industry Brand-marked guns rarely have a factory warranty path open to U.S. buyers.
- Warranty
- Direct factory warranty path is generally not open to U.S. buyers; rely on the importer.
- US availability
- Direct Industry Brand distribution in the U.S. is limited; product reaches the U.S. market through importer rebadges and budget-channel retailers.
- Owner prep
- Exact model designation (B3, B3-1, B3-2, B22, etc.); Caliber; Serial number if present; Importer or rebadge brand if applicable; Photos of factory markings; Trigger and beartrap safety condition; Photos/video of any function issue; Stock and metalwork condition
Also known as
B3B22SAGB3-1B3-2B4-2QB78QB79PioneerIndustry B3IndustrybrandIndustry BrandShanghai Gong ZiShanghai Air Gun Factory
Real-world commentary
Industry Brand B3 family rifles are a cult collectible at the budget end — historically uneven build quality but a foundational design that drove Chinese airgun export volume for decades. Modern examples are noticeably better than 1980s imports, but expectations should be set accordingly.