siege1863 Posted July 17, 2008 Share #1 Posted July 17, 2008 This lot arrived today... Composition Colt .45 Automatic; measures 5" long. Automatic made of wood with OD paint and stamped details; measures 7" long. "Commando" model made of wood stained dark green; measures 10" long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share #2 Posted July 17, 2008 Wood "Paratroopers Secret Automatic"; spring-loaded and fires wooden "bullets"; measures 6 1/2" long. Original paper envelope for the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted July 17, 2008 Handmade machine gun (my favorite of the lot!); measures 19" long. Big! handmade machine gun; measures 37" long; tube on top serves as a scope; missing tripod and crank handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 17, 2008 Share #4 Posted July 17, 2008 Very cool toys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted July 17, 2008 Share #5 Posted July 17, 2008 Wood "Paratroopers Secret Automatic"; spring-loaded and fires wooden "bullets"; measures 6 1/2" long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndanger Posted July 17, 2008 Share #6 Posted July 17, 2008 here is one that I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndanger Posted July 17, 2008 Share #7 Posted July 17, 2008 also a kids helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 17, 2008 Share #8 Posted July 17, 2008 Hahaha thats great! I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndanger Posted July 18, 2008 Share #9 Posted July 18, 2008 I found an actual combat photo of one of these in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share #10 Posted July 19, 2008 Johndanger--- Thanks for posting the photo of the boy and toy gun. Where did you find this photo? In addition to collecting the guns, I also look for original photos of the boys in play uniforms and with toy guns. They can be hard to find! I have a couple of guns like the one the boy is playing with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndanger Posted July 19, 2008 Share #11 Posted July 19, 2008 Johndanger--- Thanks for posting the photo of the boy and toy gun. Where did you find this photo? In addition to collecting the guns, I also look for original photos of the boys in play uniforms and with toy guns. They can be hard to find! I have a couple of guns like the one the boy is playing with. A while back I saw a book with children in uniforms , and ever since have been after kids stuff and pictures , I have had a childs Air Corps uniform and a navy uniform. I have also found some pictures of kids in uniforms , but not many with toy guns. Here is a pair of ruthless WWI fighter pilots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndanger Posted July 19, 2008 Share #12 Posted July 19, 2008 and these two hardened recruits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndanger Posted July 19, 2008 Share #13 Posted July 19, 2008 and a friends kid in a WWII sailor suit ( still a bit too big ), I have since found the matching Donald Duck hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 19, 2008 Share #14 Posted July 19, 2008 I found an actual combat photo of one of these in use. hahahah thats a neat picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMIN Posted December 12, 2008 Share #15 Posted December 12, 2008 Great toys and pictures! I especially like the one that shoots wooden bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nack Posted December 12, 2008 Share #16 Posted December 12, 2008 LOL -- great thread. That pistol with the leater holster looks more like a Tokarev than an Army 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKET Posted December 26, 2008 Share #17 Posted December 26, 2008 Great thread...I love pics of kids playing "soldier" during wartime and seeing the toy guns the carried into imaginary battle. This picture was taken in 1898 shortly after the Spanish American War started. It is titled "Cole's Cuban Cadets" and features Charlie Cole who was the neighborhood boy that formed the group to beat back the Spanish! The photo is poor quality since it was acquired from the local historical society but it does show two brothers who actually lived in my house back during that time period. They are apparently carrying toy rifles and wooden toy swords. I guess they all wanted to impersonate Teddy Roosevelt and his charge up San Juan Hill...LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKET Posted December 26, 2008 Share #18 Posted December 26, 2008 Here's a pic of my two boys during Halloween about 4 years ago. One is carrying a very accurately carved M1 Garand which was made from a block of wood. The other is carrying a plastic airsoft Thompson. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfireguy Posted December 26, 2008 Share #19 Posted December 26, 2008 My father was a WW2 and Korean War vet who retired from the Air Force in 1961. The stuff that I had as a kid I wish I still had. Those are really neat old toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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