I found an old cast iron toy cap pistol w/ pics

[green papaya]

I found this old cast iron cap pistol in the basement of a very old house, the left side grip panel pivots open to load caps, and it is marked "Sure Shot"

what era do you think it was made? I think it could be early 1930's?

 

[Wild Root]

Well, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m not a cap pistol expert by no means but, my guess is that it?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s from the late 40?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s or early 50?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s. But, that?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s just my guess.

Any others?

=WR=

 

[Vladimir Berkov]

That is really cool! I was a kid right at the time there was a big stink about cap guns and they started making them in day-glo orange instead of black. If you go into a toy store now good luck finding the cool cap guns that were available even 15 years ago.

Have you tested yours out? I bet it still works.

 

[Wild Root]

I remember back in 1984-85 that most toy cap guns were very real looking! There even was a company that were making real looking battery operated full auto water guns! Any one remember those? Ah, those were the coolest! But, by 1989 all the good looking toy guns were not to be made any more.

Sad how some one could hold up a gas station or some place with a fake gun!

=WR=

 

[BellyTank]

I'm a novice and some-time cap-gun and Ray-gun collector...

Most 'Sure Shots' I've seen have been Western/Six-shooters, I haven't seen too many 'automatics' before- apart from the 'Dick' Tracy models from around 1950.

Sure Shot cap guns were made by Hubley.

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[MDFrench]

Wild Root -

The company was called Entertech - and they made the full auto realistic water guns - only a few months into production however, when I went to buy mine, they were already painting the muzzles orange... SIGH

 

[Sefton]

I used to have similar cap guns when I was a child. This was the early 70s, we had realistic looking die-cast metal then. I can still smell those burned bits of paper after firing. Of course back then you could go to a toy store (King Norman's Kingdom of Toys...anyone remember that one?) and buy a realistic toy gun. I remember they had a glass display case with revolvers and automatics. I bought a revolver once with a silencer attachment...black and totally realistic in appearance. Kid's can't own these now but they can play Grand Theft Auto...that's progress! (sarcasm mode turned on). Anyway, nice find!