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As it turns out, there are quite a few other Cap
Guns from companies that never quite made it to the forefront. Some of the guns
weren't any good and some were TERRIFIC! But they don't quite fall into a major
category, so we present them here.
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| Unusual
Cap Gun & Cork Ball Shooter by Ideal |
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| Thanks to
Rich Hall for photos. |
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| This is a
very unusual cap gun & cork ball shooter. It is a very well made die-cast
gun that can shoot caps, cork balls, or both. It is a large frame gun that
measures 9-1/2 inches long. It is designed to shoot in single action mode only
which means that you have to pull the hammer back to cock it for firing. When
you pull the hammer back the small diameter rod in the end of the barrel (as
seen in the pictures) retracts so that you can place a cork ball in the end of
the barrel. Then when you pull the trigger, the rod extends and fires the cork
ball. It uses 1/2-inch diameter cork balls. |
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There were other ways to
fight the bad guys and Indians without using cap guns and cork balls. It was
with the use of the Big Bang Pistol. The pistol ammunition used a combination
of water and a small amount of "BANGSITE," which came in a tube. This
combination was placed in the pistol. The flint in the breech would ignite the
the gases that was made by the mixture of water & BANGSITE. It made a very
loud bang. This gun was made by the same company that makes the BIG Bang
Cannon. It was made around 1923-1935.
Photos by Brian Roeder
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| The
Pursuer by Rayline |
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Highly
desirable piece for the Wanted Dead or Alive collector. This is the knock-off,
unlicensed Wanted Dead or Alive rifle gun.
Thanks to Chuck
Quinn |
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| German
Version of a Buffalo Bill Cap Gun |
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| Thanks to
Chuck Quinn for photos. |
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| Here we
have a German version of what they think a Buffalo Bill Cap Gun ought to look
like. Before this, I wasn't aware that Germany had any interest in our Wild
West. |
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Gold Plated
Mexican Version of the Buzz Henry Cap Gun
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Well, the Mexicans have gotten
into the mix too. Here's their version of the Buzz Henry Cap Gun. Would
somebody explain to me how gold plated Cap Guns could be so cheap? Anything I
have ever bought that was gold plated was more expensive. Strange to
me.
Photos are thanks to Rich Hall. |
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This is a
serious case of stealing some good ideas. However, for all I know, they may
have licensed the entire thing out. It is a Gunsmoke Cap Gun set with double
holsters and the Cap Gun look like they were made by Hubley. But they weren't!
It was made by Lincoln Industries, Ltd. of New Zealand. It uses the same
bullets as the Hubley and is modeled on the Hubley Colt 38 & Texan 38. You
won't see many of these.
Photos by Scott McCollum of Cap Gun
Treasures.
Here's the other side on
another example of this Cap Gun.
Photo by Rich Hall
Normally when people send me
off-the-wall photos of a Cap Gun, it is something that looks like it had been
in the bowels of the earth for 560 years and their photo is out of focus and
they ask me what it is and how much it is worth. (In spite of the fact that on
my Contact Page I tell them I'm unlikely to know!) But in this case, we have a
very unusual gun that (to me) looks like a cross between a Walther P-38 and a
Luger. The Woodsman. I hope somebody will tell me something about it, for I
don't recognize it—except to say that it must have been made prior to
1950. Some guess, huh? At least Johnny knows how to take proper photos. Write
in with your answers about this gun and I'll stick them here.
Photos by Johnny
Stacks.
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Topper Johnny Eagle Lieutenant
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This
Johnny Eagle Lieutenant by Topper is essentially a scale model of a Colt 1911A
government issue semi-automatic .45. About the most popular handgun ever made.
Still VERY popular to this day and extremely reliable.
Be Sure To Click On The
Thumbnails!
All Photos Thanks To Richard Marlin |
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Here is a nice set that
was put together from a fancy Zorro holster, mask and sword set from Walt
Disney Productions. The Cap Guns are Hubley Coyotes.
Photos by Scott
Cushwa.
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"Copycat"
Stallion 45 from New Zealand
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The nerve!!! Oh well, this is a
copycat Stallion 45 from way down under. New Zealand, where I would like to
live if I didn't live here. I don't know if they made chrome versions, but this
black one is nice. Would somebody tell me what the "R" stands for?
RIP-OFF???
Photos are thanks to Chuck Quinn. |
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Frank
McMath’s Custom Sheriff
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Now here's something you don't
see every day! This is a special, custom Cap Gun that was done by Frank McMath.
This gun was made from an Italian import gun from the seventies. It has about
30 hours of custom work.
Photos are thanks to Don Raker |
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You're not going to get a barrel to look any better than
this. |
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Another Frank
McMath Custom Sheriff
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This is a Sheriff model made
from a Hubley Cowboy. The gun is owned by Penn Waldron, another of Frank’s
customers. Nice piece. The barrel was shortened, seams ground, custom Sheriff
logo and refinished. A nice gun.
Photos are thanks to Penn Waldron. |
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Frank
McMath’s Custom
Wyatt Earp Buntline Hubley Cowboy
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The is a custom Wyatt Earp
Buntline Hubley Cowboy made by Frank McMath. I am sure many of you know Frank
is one of the best toy gunsmiths existing and he has made 13 custom Cap Guns.
This gun is no. 13. Frank took a naturally finished Cowboy and here are the
results!
Photos are thanks to Don Raker. |
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Plainsman Cap
Gun by
National Metal and Plastic Company
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This is one of the more
beautiful Cap Guns that was ever made. And you just have to wonder why they
never quite succeeded very much.
Photos are thanks to Ed Manes. |
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Plainsman Cap
Gun by
National Metal and Plastic Company
IN GOLD!
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This is a very similar Cap Gun
to the one above, but this one is plated in 22 carat gold.
Photos are
thanks to Ed Manes. |
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