What has Happened to CAW???

I read one of the disassembly threads here on CAW's Bergman MP18 and when I just went to the web site, CAW seems to be closed???

Google translation of CAW site is very confusing...I can't make too much sense of what has happened...

A Search here did not turn up anything on CAW closing...

Ignore the tense on the site, where it says 'was' I think it's meant to say 'sorry our full site isnt up at the moment and we are unable to sell online currently' It's certainly more than the holding page that was there previously

The site below is called Mule and this sems to be where CAW models are now produced, not sure exactly what has happend to CAW but this is where i got all the info on the M1A1


https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://mule.co.jp/thompson-m1a1-hadoson-revival/&prev=search

This FAQ page (in Japanese) seems to explain CAW/Mule thing:
http://mule.co.jp/yokuaruqanda/#mule

If someone understands it better than Google Translate, it would help to write here :-)

I tried Bing & Google on the 'old' CAW website...Still not sure what happened to CAW...

Bing -

CRAFT APPLE WORKS website has been renewed.

Long CAW sites which are incomplete, sorry.
I won't sell Basic, the CAW of the future site. Please buy products purchased in MULE (Mule), SPEC (spec), and MYI ' s-Factory (Mays factory).
In addition, SPEC products and contact information, is entrusted to MULE.

About the MULE, SPEC, Mys-factory

MULE (Mule). The company made new CAW President of HONGO. To manufacture and sale of custom primarily cannot be imitated by competitors. The challenge also custom third-party products, as well as the CAW products. Couldn't competitors ever to try is fun.

CAW group within SPEC (specification). CAW and former employee, ?? production crew.

CAW group in MYI ' s-Factory (Mays factory). Always thank you for your patronage. Maids factory is the independent CAW Airgun model castamberts manufactured by the company.
CAW changes basically independent but we are not.



Google -

CRAFT was renewed website of APPLE WORKS.

Long sorry There are deficiencies in the site of the CAW.
The site of the future of the CAW, does not basically sell. The purchase of goods, MULE (Mule), SPEC (specifications), please purchase in MYI's-Factory (maize factory).
It should be noted that, for the products and contact us of SPEC, has been entrusted to the MULE.

MULE, SPEC, for Mys-factory

MULE (Mule) ... CAW former president company Hongo is made to new of. Mainly, it is the manufacture and sale of custom cancer that can not be imitated by other companies. It also challenged the custom of third-party products as well as CAW product. Is an interesting company that challenge that could not other companies until now.

CAW group within the SPEC (spec) ... CAW former employee, Mukasa led production team.

CAW group within MYI's-Factory (maize factory) ... Thank you for your patronage everyday. Mize Factory is a company that manufactures and sells an independent air gun model gun custom baht from the CAW.
Independence, we have but does not change the CAW and basic.

sorry guys, I should have posted a reply earlier so that you did not have to use google or other crappy translating engine.

Long story short, CAW now broke into 3 company. MULE, MYNs (mines) and SPEC. Mr. Togo, the president has been planning to retire from a modelgun making when he reached 50 and enjoy more on his other hobby of motor cycle. But he has already 55 or so, but there are still lot more thing can do in modelgun, he make himself out from CAW and start MULE. MULE is more of a concept/planning company and MYNs and SPEC are the actual manufacturing body (do not know which or what model SPEC will make and what for MYNS). MULE itself basically order MYNs/SPEC to produce modelgun, MULE will sell those as a distribution channel.

So, it is not CAW has totally gone, but an operational style have changed.

Hope this helps to understand the situation.

S

Cheers Shaz, that explains it

Thank you, shazhib, for better explanation!

One question: Is it Mr Togo or Mr Hongo who is/was CAW president??? When I was exploring CAW C93 Borchardt, there were many pictures of 'real' C93 compared to CAW C93, and IIRC Mr Hongo was said to be owner/president of CAW and owner of real C93 Borchardt...

richie,

You are right, it is Hongo.
S