Posted 4 years ago
dav2no1
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Cap Guns & More
Here is my small collection of cap guns.
Pony Boy western revolver
1911 colt .45
Revolver missing parts
Alcatraz TC7250L
We also have some gun shaped erasers. And some revolver shaped soap.
Cap guns were originally made of cast iron, but after World War II were made of zinc alloy, and most newer models are made of plastic.
The "Golden Age" of cap guns was roughly a 20-year period following World War II when television became popular.
While many had their names patterned after a hero or heroine, many cap guns were also named with western-sounding names, like: "Stallion 45", "Pony", "Mustang", "Pioneer", "Cowboy", "Texan", "Colt 45", "Rodeo", and such.
It is a fine collection. I am up to 2.
Thanks Fort...I have about 5 real 1911s and about the same number or more revolvers in the safe.
inherited some miquelets, sold them because it was always trouble , because the police didn,t knew there black powder legislation