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   JRS:  In article <41FEB95C.89E279FD@bigfootDOT.com>, dated Mon, 31 Jan   
   2005 18:03:56, seen in news:sci.space.tech, Sporkman  posted :   
   >My client is having a very difficult time locating a source that has   
   >stock of 1.5 gram CO2 cartridges.  These little cartridges are only   
   >about 3/8" in diameter and 1.5" in length, and we don't know what   
   >they're normally used to do.  They seem to be more readily available in   
   >Europe than in the US.  They are NOT used (apparently) in air pistols   
   >and rifles . . . at least far as I can tell.  All the air guns I can   
   >find seem to use a 12 gram cartridge.  We know of one North American   
   >source of these 1.5 gram cartridges in Tucson, but there is a six week   
   >lead time because they obtain their cartridges from Italy.  Anybody have   
   >a clue where I might look?  Several extended Web searches have been   
   >pretty fruitless.   
      
   Try a tavern, hotel, or bar : look up "soda-water syphon".  It's a long   
   time since I've seen one, but the size of cartridges that they take   
   might be about that.   
      
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