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Jim's Vintage Toys
BRING BACK THOSE
MEMORIES Specialist In Cap Guns,Holsters, Rifles, Spurs, Tin Cars, Trucks,
Airplanes Boats, & Other Misc. Toys Buy-Sell-Repair & Evaluation
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The Nichols 45 Automatic Cap Gun is one of those
toy pistols that Uncle Talley (almost) swore that he would never make. He
preferred toy guns to be those of the old west—at least the nineteenth
century. However, towards the end more modern "firearms" were
made.
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DON'T FORGET TO SEE
THE OTHER CAP GUN BRANDS!
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A compact,
more serious (less Western) pistol.
Thanks! to Robert Nichols for this
photo.
This is basically a Colt
M1911A that is small enough for the little kids that were likely to want a cap
pistol. Nothing fancy, just basic "personal self-defense." The price is usually
low when bidding ends on the internet auctions.
Here's the
same gun, but this version was made during the Kusan years after Uncle Talley
left the company. You can see how it is inferior to the one above, as were most
of the Kusan versions of Nichols Cap Guns, though it does have some nice
scrollwork. Pity. It's hard to imagine taking really nice Cap Guns and then
"dumbing them down" to save a buck. No wonder they haven't held their values
like the "purely Nichols" versions. Of course, I am QUITE prejudiced!!!
As is typical of
many of the Kusan versions, you will note that it doesn't have the standard
Circle "N" on the grip, nor does it say "Nichols" anywhere on it. At least not
on this side, for I have never taken it off of the card. I photo-edited the
orange price sticker off of this photo, which said 77 cents. As you can
imagine, I paid more than that for it at auction.
Thanks to me for
this photo. Hey, I have to get involved too!
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PRICES
(These prices are merely guidelines to help beginners. Experts
don't need help!)
See PRICES for more info on
guidelines. |
| DESCRIPTION |
MINT VALUES |
AVG. VALUES |
| 45 Auto (Chrome 1st Version) |
$35-45 |
$15-25 |
| 45 Auto (Chrome 1st Version) on Card |
$45-65 |
$30-40 |
| 45 Auto (Chrome 2nd Version) |
$30-40 |
$10-20 |
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Dealers &
Collectors from whom you can get these fine Nichols Cap Guns!
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