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	Halco (the J. Halpern Company of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania) was known for their quality. They were a high volume distributor that sold millions of Cap Guns that were produced by other companies. They sold to a lot of the major retail outlets. In many cases the manufacturing companies even put the HALCO name on the guns they produced for Halco. So they were very responsible for a great number of the guns that we have cherished throughout the years.




	HALCO (Leslie-Henry) Bonanza Rifle









	This is the HALCO (which means Leslie-Henry in this case) Bonanza rifle. This is pretty much a simple 1894-type rifle. Thanks to Steve Arlin.

This particular BONANZA Cap Gun was probably made by Leslie-Henry under license, but is marked HALCO, which was really more of a distributing company. Once Russia launched Sputnik, that was the beginning of the end for Cap Guns. Then came video games.

Photos thanks to Dave Klahn of The Ten Gallon Hat




	HALCO Bonanza Cap Gun







	Here's a Cap Gun you don't see every day. I'm sure it's made by Hubley, but it is clearly marked HALCO and Bonanza. Be Sure To Click On The Thumbnails! All Photos Thanks To Janet Van Houten

And now we have the even rarer HALCO gold Bonanza Cap Gun. These are scarce as hen's teeth.

Photos thanks to Scott McCollum, of Cap Gun Treasures.




	HALCO (Leslie-Henry) Wagon Train









	Here's a HALCO offering (again) and they only made 2 changes. They changed the label and also the cocking lever. Flint McCullough is on the label. Thanks to Steve Arlin




	HALCO (Leslie-Henry) Rifleman









	It's the same doggone rifle, but with a different name! And a different cocking lever. Thanks to Steve Arlin




	HALCO (Leslie-Henry) Texas Ranger









	And here we go with another variation of the Rifleman Rifle. Texas sure gets a lot of press! Thanks to Steve Arlin

This is apparently one of those collaborations between Leslie-Henry and HALCO. The gun is unmarked, but the set says "Texas Ranger." Why do we get all of the credit?

Same exact pistol, but slightly different layout. My guess is that this was done late in the days of HALCO, as usually guns that were unmarked were because the pride had pretty much gone out of the companies, in that Cap Guns weren't selling like they used to and kids could really care less. It seemed to happen to all of the companies. Then you could blame it on the heroes all dying off and kids going to other toys, but these days you can blame it on politicians and political correctness. And Liberals and their "Disarm America" agenda. (personal rant!--Mike)

Photos thanks to Chuck Quinn.

I list this on the HALCO page because the Cap Gun is a HALCO (Diamond "H") model that was made by Leslie-Henry, but I can't read who the company was that put it all together into a holster set. Obviously it was sold as a set to capture some revenue from the TV show The Texan starring Rory Calhoun and was licensed as such. The Bronco in itself is rare enough!

Photos thanks to Chuck Quinn.

Click on the thumbnail for a larger photo!




	HALCO Cap Gun - Made by Hubley



				Here is one of those Cap Guns that, in the latter days, was made for HALCO by the Hubley Company, like Leslie-Henry used to make guns for HALCO. These photos are thanks to Thomas Friedman.









	Please Click On Each Thumbnail For An Enlarged View!

Here's an interesting novelty set from Halco that was based upon a TV show starring Phil Silvers, alias Sgt. Ernie Bilko. It's not western, but it does become part of the complete Halco set if you're a serious collector. This set, unfortunately, only has the end of the box. Boxes are hard to come by.

Thanks Ed Manes!

It looks like Ed finally came up with the complete set.

This is one of the oldest types of caps produced. MAMMOTH caps. Mammoth seems to describe a type of cap and these are the "Doughboy" label, Superb Brand and distributed by HALCO. Specifically "DOUGHBOY." Confused yet?

Photo thanks to Curtis Singleton.

Here's a case of those Doughboy caps.
Thanks to Chuck Quinn for the above photo!

Here's a nice photo of some HALCO caps. I haven't a clue as to where this photo came from.

Here's two cases of HALCO caps. Very rare to have these!

And more cases!
Thanks to Chuck Quinn for the above photos!




	Halco Gunsmoke by Hubley



				Another one of those basic gun designs with a different label on it and different grips. I'm just guessing when I say that this might be a Hubley gun, but HALCO was a distribution company and had lots of companies making guns for them.








	Be Sure To Click On The Thumbnails! Special thanks to Cecil Nelson for these photos!




	Halco Gunsmoke by Leslie-Henry








	Please Click On Each Thumbnail For An Enlarged View! All Photos Courtesy of Brad Brixey




	Halco Texan Holster Set Box







	As stated before, Halco was really a distribution company that hired other companies to create or modify Cap Guns for them. They always went for high quality and sold them all year round. Here is a really nice example of one of their high quality boxes. Nice photo thanks to Robert Phelps. Thanks!







	And here's a photo of the inside of the box of the same set from a different contributor. These are really nice Hubley Texans! Photo thanks to Jim Manning, one of our advertisers.




	Halco Texan Holster Set Box



				I really don't know if this box originally came with just the holster, or whether it also came with guns.








	Be Sure To Click On The Thumbnails!

This is an unusual HALCO complete double holster set with "RANGER" Cap Guns. The Cap Guns are by Hubley and are exactly like the Hubley Marshal, but with different grips.
Photos by Scott McCollum.


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