Toy guns...time for some nostalgia?

[phantomfixer]

Early 60s Johnny Reb cannon from Remco

has one as a kid, shot plastic balls and came with a rebel flag

[Misfit 45]

Here's my little Derringer.  It has a .380 shell as a substitute.

Marv

[copdoc]

Nice.  Still in the box.  This is an old pic. I'll see if I can find the toy and see who made it. Note H instead of N.

[Cobra 6 Actual]

This ‘little guy’, circa 1940’s to 1960’s, uses a rubber band to quickly move a “rail” forward to discharge anything that will fit through the barrel (BB’s worked just fine):

 

 

Here’s more information: https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2018/09/sharpshooter-rubber-band-catapult-gun-part-1/

[FriarChuck]

On 1/20/2022 at 8:07 PM, phantomfixer said:

Early 60s Johnny Reb cannon from Remco

has one as a kid, shot plastic balls and came with a rebel flag

 

My Dad has one of those and I grew up playing with it. It unfortunately no longer fires but it had all the balls and the ramrod. Made a great make believe prop. Thanks for sharing. 

 

Friar

[Misfit 45]

On 1/29/2022 at 2:28 AM, copdoc said:

Nice.  Still in the box.  This is an old pic. I'll see if I can find the toy and see who made it. Note H instead of N.

 

THE H STANDS FOR HALCO.

Marv

 

On 1/29/2022 at 2:28 AM, copdoc said:

 

[john k]

My dad made these for me when I was a kid . About 2/3 scale.

[268th C.A.]

Your Dad did a great job, any kid over 55 would love to have had these to play Army. Now they just play on there phones...we would go out in the woods and spend all day digging fox holes, attacking the opposing forces. those days were good memories. Strap on a helmet, belt. and grab your gun. My dad took the bolts out of our .22 rifles and we used them as our guns. Bang Bang your dead. He gave me a M1 10" bayonet that I used. I still have that old bayonet. Its hacked on a lot of foliage to cover our positions. I also wore a M1917 helmet.   Kids today have no clue the fun we had. Mud balls for grenades. Nor would they find it fun to get dirty. Airsoft didn't come out until 40 years later. Then paint ball which is painful.  

Those were the days....smiling LMAO

I cant say we never used BB guns...You'll put your eye out.  Lucky we never did, I did catch one once about an inch below...

[GWS]

On 1/29/2022 at 12:42 AM, Misfit 45 said:

Here's my little Derringer.  It has a .380 shell as a substitute.

Marv

 

 

   Marv-  The Dyna-Mite was made by Nichols, hence the "N" on the grips and holster. The giveaway is Circle N Ranch-Jacksonville Tx.--home of Nichols Industries .. That's a very nice condition outfit, esp. like the clever .380 shell addition! Here's a good website about them and others: https://www.nicholscapguns.com/history.htm

[bertmedals]

Just picked this little beauty while vacationing in Cold Spring, NY -- Mattel M-3 Submachinegun cap gun. Crank and trigger mechanism still work.  Unfortunately I can't find any caps to test it.

Dennis

 

[bertmedals]

Estate sale find last week is this toy M1903 rifle. I think it was made by Marx and had a bayonet and toy bullets it would chamber. Unfotunately the bayonet and bullets were not found in the estate.  The rifle measures 31 inches long and still had the plastic sling.  It still funtions.

Dennis

  

[72psb]

Sound political to me. What does any of this have to do with militaria?

[Salvage Sailor]

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[Ronnie]

On 3/1/2023 at 7:24 PM, 72psb said:

Sound political to me. What does any of this have to do with militaria?

 

On 3/1/2023 at 7:24 PM, 72psb said:

Sound political to me. What does any of this have to do with militaria?

Playing army with toy weapons as a kid for most of us was a precursor to collecting Militaria....next question.

[RayRay]

6 hours ago, Ronnie said:

 

Playing army with toy weapons as a kid for most of us was a precursor to collecting Militaria....next question.

 I 2nd this