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This Buccaneer is absolutely one of the cutest
Cap Guns ever made! In my neighborhood it caused quite a sensation. It would
fire bullets! The flintlock mechanism always worked (unless you got a "fizzle"
from a cap) and the bullet would fire. It came in the standard dark brown and
also a blonde stock.
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Thank you "History Buffs &
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This is a very rare photo of an original card
sold in stores.
Photo donated by "I Sell Neat Stuff" |
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If you will look very closely at this photo, you
will see the little ramrod that was stored under the barrel. Folks, this ramrod
might just be the rarest thing in the world. Right up there with frog hair. I
don't think that I have ever seen one on an internet auction. And I have
looked!
This Cap Gun sold for the low price of $ .98 and was worth
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There's kind of a funny story to go with this
particular gun. In the original design Nichols Industries wanted an exterior
cap-fire solution that was similar to the original flint lock, with the hammer
coming down on the cap holder. However, they were not sure if it would have
enough power to fire the red pellet out the barrel. The cap has a vent to the
inside of the barrel. Upon the initial test, it not only had enough power; it
had too much power and would knock a window out. They had to relieve the barrel
and increase the venting to try to reduce the force until it did not hurt when
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A
rare gold Buccaneer. Note the VERY RARE little ramrod!!!
Photo donated by
Robert Nichols
I have to think that this particular Buccaneer is
rare, for it has the non-standard blonde plastic stock. I had never seen one
before, but I bought it on an Ebay auction. True, the flash pan is broken and
there is no ramrod (as usual!!!), but I am quite happy to own one! You will
notice that the metal has been blued also!
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I don't know about YOUR neighborhood, but when
this cap gun came out and we noticed the "antique look" and that it fired
BULLETS, then everybody just had to have one.
However, we
quickly lost a lot of those little red pellets and then had to buy more. Then
we lost the little ramrods and had to use a match stick. So, if you find those
little ramrods anywhere, please contact this author!
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A close-up of the flash pan area with the pan
raised, awaiting a cap. This one has been fired quite a lot.
The regular
Buccaneer. And another ramrod. Why can't I find any of these?
Thank you Robert
Nichols! |
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Dueling Sets
by Nichols!
(from 1962
brochure)
CLICK ON PHOTO
Thank you
Robert Nichols! |
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Here's the Heirloom Dueling
Set by Nichols. The box is what makes this set. Without the box, it's just 2
Buccaneers, but with the box??? Man, it gets expensive in a hurry.
Thank you Bill
Zide! |
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