Antique Vintage Toy Cap Guns from Kilgore Cap Guns

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Kilgore made not only die-cast Cap Guns, but LOTS of cast-iron Cap Guns. Well, Kilgore was such a prolific company, and so many of you have sent in more photos and text of various Kilgore Cap Guns and products, that we have a lot of pages. Keep sending them in!

NICHOLS GUNS
(in Uncle Talley's order)




	Kilgore Bronco - 1st Model - circa 1950



				This model is sort of a cross between a 38 police special and a western gun of some sort. Kilgore made this in around 1950 (which was the year the Nichols Stallion 45 came out). This gun is die-cast in nickel and has white grips with a saddle and boots.














	All above photos thanks to Doug Hamilton You Will Miss Out If You Don't Click On The Thumbnails!

	Same model Kilgore Bronco, different gun - AND BOX!!! Thanks to Walt Costa!

These two photos of gold Broncos are about as good as it gets.

Photos by Chuck Quinn.

Here is a different version of the Bronco box. My guess is that for Kilgore to come out with more than one box variation, the Cap Gun must have been pretty popular. I might be tempted to say that this is an earlier box, for the one above looks more like an Eagle box or a Long Tom with those diagonal stripes on the corners. Or the other way around—I don't know, you tell me!




	Kilgore Bronco 2nd Model



				Now if you had the opportunity to use some really fine photos of the second model of the Kilgore Bronco Cap Gun, wouldn't you take it? I thought so. WELL SO WOULD I. This is the second version from Kilgore of the gun by the same name, but was from 1950 to 1955 or so. Though it is not quite as rare as the first model, this particular one is still quite a find as it is MINT AND UNFIRED. The way you tell the first one from the 2nd version is that the 2nd version has a rounded part where the grip touches the frame under the hammer. That is simplifying it a tad, but you get the idea.














	All photos thanks to Doug Hamilton You Will Miss Out If You Don't Click On The Thumbnails!

Here is the Bronco box for the above Cap Gun.




	Kilgore Die-Cast Private Eye



				This particular Cap Gun came out somewhere in the 1960's, according to Doug. It is probably not very rare, but we have a mint example here.











	All above photos thanks to Doug Hamilton You Will Miss Out If You Don't Click On The Thumbnails!




	The Federal Kilgore








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	Well, if this isn't unusual enough, then I give up! This is another one of those pre-World War II cast iron Cap Guns. As you already know, Cap Guns didn't get really fancy until after the war when our matinee idols lit up the screen on TV and the die-cast guns came along. Many thanks to Brian Oborski

Here is another one of those cast-iron Cap Guns from the 1930's. Cindy says that it says, "PREMIER SAFETY" on the grip of the Cap Gun, but you can just barely read it in this fine photo. Notice how this photo is sharp and in focus folks!

Photo Thanks to Isabelle's Antiques Cindy & Ron Long




	Kilgore Federal








	Here's another Federal. This is a 4-1/2 inch cast iron cap pistol made by Kilgore. You tell me when it came out! All photos by Dave Klahn Be Sure To Click On The Thumbnails!




	1925 Cast-Iron Kilgore President



				Here's a rather obscure gun. A cap gun/rubber band gun! This one shoots either a single shot cap or a rubber band, due to its unusual anvil area and the indented end of the long barrel. Thanks to Doug Hamilton for these photos!










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	Kilgore Bang



				Here's another cast-iron Cap Gun of the period. Kilgore made so many different kinds that few people have them all—if any. Probably only Stevens made as many.







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	1935 Cast-Iron Kilgore Border Patrol



				1935 cast iron Kilgore cap gun called a "Border Patrol." This is 4-1/2 inch long cast-iron automatic double action detective-style pistol with a nickel finish. It has flip-back checkered grips for loading purposes. According to The Charles W. Best book on cast-iron toy pistols there were four different variations of this model & this is the model designated as B23.1 on page 32 that says it was made with an "odd protrusion" on the rear of the right hand grip (pictured in photo #3) Thanks to Doug Hamilton for these photos!










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	The Federal Border Patrol in Black (2 Versions)






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	Here's the same basic Border Patrol by Kilgore, but in 2 distinct versions. Many thanks to Jason J. Torrick




	Kilgore Mountie











	Here's another offering from Kilgore, but you don't see this Cap Gun very often. It isn't worth a lot—unless you are a serious Kilgore collector, which of course, you all ought to be. As soon as I can lay my hands on a Roy Roger Long Tom, then I'm going to start my Kilgore collection in earnest. Right after I get my new Steinway Grand Piano. All photos by Rick Lynch Be Sure To Click On The Thumbnails!

Here is a really nice set that appears to be new old stock. Everything appears to be unused. It is a girl's cowgirl outfit from Kilgore and is designed for fast draw. Against those dratted cowboys I guess.

Photo thanks to Bill Campbell


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