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Hubley was from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and
started in 1894. The Hubley company made some of the finest Cap Guns you ever
saw. The Texans and the Cowboy were especially popular. They made guns with
nice scrollwork and some that were gold. They are still considered very
valuable collector's items. If you collect Cap Guns, then (besides Nichols
Industries Cap Guns, of course!!!) you have got to have a good collection of
Hubleys.
One of their most popular Cap Guns was from The Rifleman
television show starring Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. It had that special
cocking lever so he could really fire quickly. There are several examples in
this Hubley section.
Then there is their fabulous Colt 45 that was a full-sized model
of the Civil War pistol. I love it!
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Above and below are a
couple of FINE photos of a Hubley Rifle. This Hubley Rifle #2029 was made only
in 1965. It is a bolt action 250 shot. The stock and foregrip are green in
color. The barrel is all metal with a black plastic flash guard. The working
mechanism and breech are bright nickel-plated die-cast metal.
BE SURE TO CLICK ON THESE PHOTOS TO SEE LARGER
PHOTOS.
Photos by Brian Roeder
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Hubley Tiny
Tommy Machine Gun
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Here is a (very) little Cap Gun
that is seldom seen. It is a mint in the box Tiny Thompson Machine Gun. They
probably should have used it in The Wizard of Oz to get rid of that
wicked witch.
Photos by Nicki Camp |
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This photo does prove that
Hubley also offered it in a camouflage paint scheme.
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Hubley Davy
Crockett Rifle
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This old flintlock must have
belonged to Davy himself. Probably somebody found it at the Alamo. Or at least
that's where Hubley found it to make a copy. This appears to be the earliest
version of this Cap Gun.
Photos thanks to Jim Fitzpatrick.
Thanks a
bunch!
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And here's a later 1960's
version of the same basic Davy Crockett Buffalo rifle from our good friend Tom
Janes. Notice how the flintlock mechanism has been "dumbed down" a bit by
Hubley. That was a common practice in the "dyning days" of most Cap Gun
companies to save money.
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The Rifleman by Hubley
From the hit TV Show The Rifleman
starring Chuck Connors
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Be Sure
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Above Photos
Thanks To Mike Tilbrook |
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| This Cap Gun Rifle is from
the hit TV series The Rifleman, starring Chuck Connors. Here is the same
Rifleman Cap Gun, but with white "furniture." Yeah I know...the photo is a
little overexposed, but I've told you before that it's hard to take photos of
Cap Guns and especially this one, as the plastic parts are white, so the camera
sees that and has a tendency to overexpose. However, this one is so rare that I
don't care. I'll let you in on a little secret too. I airbrushed the barrel of
the gun, because the original owner had spray painted it silver. Nutty, huh?
But on this website I want you to see what things looked like if the Cap Guns
were new, so I did my best. |
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Rifleman Photos! |
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Photos Thanks To Norm Sinski |
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Here's a gold
plated Hubley Rifleman! Despite what you might be thinking, it is the same gun,
only different lighting.
Thanks to Scott McCollum for the above
offering! |
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Here is the
rarest of the rare Hubley Rifleman rifles! A Blue One!!! I have never seen one
of these, but this one came from the original owner who bought it back in the
1950's. Some find, huh? And here's a photo of part of the back of the box
too.
Thanks to Scott McCollum for the above
offering! |
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Here's
another blue Hubley Rifleman, but with a different flavor of furniture. A real
beauty!
CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO SEE A
NICE CLOSE-UP |
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And now, what
in all probability is a prototype built by Leslie-Henry for the Rifleman
series, we have a rather unusual rifle that was "saved" by Rob Terry of Wild
West Toys. In his words, "Howdy Mike... I really thought folks would like to
see this one. This is a one-of-a-kind Diamond H Leslie-Henry 'The Rifleman' cap
rifle. I found the die-cast parts in a warehouse and Rich Hall had a broken
'Wagon Train' model that had the plastic stocks and barrels. This Rifle will
eject die-cast bullets that were made to use greenie stick-em caps. I am fairly
confident that this is a one of a kind. I believe that Leslie-Henry tried for
'The Rifleman' TV show endorsement but it went to Hubley. So the name plates
were changed in the Leslie-Henry mold and this mold was used to produce rifles
that said 'Wagon Train' or 'Texas Ranger'."
Thanks Bob!
(Prototype photos below
by Bob Terry of Wild West Toys!) |
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This "FLIP
SPECIAL" (IN GOLD!!!) came from Canada and supposedly there are only a few
examples around. This one is in perfect shape. DEAD MINT! Quite
valuable.
Here's
something that was almost always lost! The insert.
Photo thanks
to John Iannuzzi
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The Whole Early
Flip Special Box
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Well, normally one of these
boxes is all nice and symmetrical, but this time, since it's a rifle, I've just
thrown them in here.
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Photos Thanks To John
Iannuzzi |
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And here is
a Hubley Rifleman Flip Top Special rifle with the butterscotch stock. It
appears most of the butterscotch Riflemans were sold in Canada.
Thanks to
Scott McCollum!
Looks like the same rifle as above---BUT IT ISN'T!!! This is
the even more rare butterscotch Hubley Rifleman, but with GOLD hardware. This
one is one of the rarest of the rare models of the famous Chuck Connors rifle
from the TV show.
Thanks to Scott McCollum!
This Rifleman was
manufactured for Canada and has red, black and even a touch of gold swirled
into the furniture. Very rare.
Thanks to Scott McCollum
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More Hubley
Rifleman Photos
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Well, if you aren't totally
CRAZY, you will click on these thumbnails and pull up what I think are the
absolute best photos of the Hubley Rifleman ever taken. This Chris Cole is a
wonderful photographer and everybody could take lessons from him on how to
photograph a Cap Gun. He uses every trick in the book and his lighting is
simply impeccable. Most people's lighting is just "peccable," but I suspect he
is more than a "drive by" photographer.
Anyway, you know what a sucker I am for
photos that are even better than what I already had, so eat it up world: These
are for you! |
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All photos thanks to Chris Cole.
Be Sure
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Hubley Frontier
Rifle
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Here is another Hubley rifle
with the box. They really did make a lot of nice Cap Guns.
I hope that you folks will remember that you too
can have your favorite Cap Guns on this website. Send the photos in, preferably
in 320 x 240 resolution, and we will give you a "plug."
PROMOTE THE HOBBY! |
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All photos thanks to Eric L. Przybyla
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| On the left we see the
butt plate of this rifle. On the right see the assembly that holds the caps and
has been dropped down to reload. Sort of a fancy mechanism wouldn't you
say? |
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Here's Hubley's fine
Frontier rifle, but in the white form. I hope you are clicking on these
thumbnails when there's a large photo linked to it!
Thanks to Steve Arlin
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Hubley Lone Ranger Rifle
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Here's a
unique Hubley rifle from the 1970's.
Thanks to Rich
Hall |
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Here is basically the
same rifle, but a few years later when Hubley sold out to Gabriel. The Cap Gun
Days were OVER! But this example is quite hard to find anyway.
Thanks to
Scott McCollum!
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Hubley Western
Scout Rifle
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This is a really nice rifle by
Hubley and the photographs are simply outstanding! Everybody take note that
this is how it is done!
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Hubley Western
Scout Rifle in "Blonde"
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This is the Rare white
"Cowgirl" version of the Hubley "Scout Rifle." It is in MINT un-fired condition
and comes in the dull nickel finish. This is one awesome cap rifle.
Photos by Rich Hall
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Hubley Gold
Scout Rifle
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The Kelly's Rifle is basically the same as
this one. In fact, in the receiver area, almost all of Hubley's rifles are the
same. It seems strange to me that the first example I see of this one is in
gold.
Thanks to
Steve
Arlin |
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Here's a TV show-inspired
rifle by Hubley, Kelly's Rifle from Overland Trail.
Thanks to Scott
McCollum.
If you click on the top photo, you can see a really large DEAD
MINT photo from Chuck Quinn.
Now here's the
famous Kelly's Rifle, but with a gold plated receiver
Thanks to Rich
Hall of Cap Gun Toys.
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Overland Trail
Presentation Set
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The Overland Trail TV show was
on in 1960, but just didn't last. Nobody knows why, as it was a great show
starring William Bendix and Doug McClure.
Photos thanks to Scott
McCollum
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Hubley
Sportsman
Rifle w/Scope
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Here's another Hubley rifle offering,
but with
a scope!
Photos thanks to Mark
Sangret |
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How's this for
a simply amazing boxed set. I would guess that the box is worth 3 times as much
as the rifle.
Thanks to our new friend, George Vacanti, for the photo
contribution!
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