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Collecting caps for Cap Guns is almost a whole
hobby unto itself. Usually the people are rather fanatical and like to have
entire cases of these things! Kilgore might have made more caps than anybody
and my Uncle Talley was instrumental in helping Kilgore (albeit his
competitor!) make caps more efficiently. He made a trip up there and helped
them redesign their machines and processes so that they could make them better
and quicker. The smarter people have cartons like presented below and they are
shrink-wrapped so that they won't get ruined. After all...we're talking
cardboard!
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TODAY'S FEATURED ITEM
ON THIS WEBSITE!
There
are over 8,000 pages (including those from thumbnails—and the site is
still growing!) on this website that will give you more information plus BIGGER
PHOTOS!
Huge Mark X
International Set
CLICK ON THIS THUMBNAIL TO GO TO THE
PARENT PAGE FOR THIS ITEM.
(then go find it!) |
| WE HAVE LOTS OF BRANDS OF CAP GUNS BESIDES
JUST NICHOLS ON THIS WEBSITE. |
PLEASE HELP!
There won't be any "Art Trade Fair
Shows" this year because of the COVID-19 virus, so I won't be able to sell my
glass ornaments at those shows. And money is tight for the USA (Pray for our
leaders and Jesus said "Pray for those who would spitefully use you."...so with
money tight it's just a hope that we can receive contributions.
Believe me, even small contributions help! This is the only
site where you are likely to find most of the Cap Guns ever made. The site will
always be free to use, but it's not free for me.
YOU CAN CLICK BELOW TO HELP OUT!
(Contritubutions start at
only $10, but you can make it more if you can afford it.)
(And we
absolute refuse to put you on a
mailing list or sell your e-mail address.)
Thank you "History Buffs &
Collectors"—Mike Nichols, Texas |
And how's this for a good case display of caps? I
am told that he has GOBS of display cases like this and specializes in
caps.
Photo thanks to Dick Presley.
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Stallion Round Cap Cartons
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These are
cartons of the round caps, but you might notice that the ones on the top have
pictures of the Pasadena Stallion 45. Since they are labeled Jacksonville,
Texas, then that means that they were produced before the Stallion 45 MK-II.
The interesting thing about the lower left two cartons is that the colors are
reversed. I don't know why they did that, for you will also notice that the
carton itself is the same-except for the caps that are falling out of the
little box on the front! The end of the lower right carton seems to say that
there are 60 boxes in the carton.
Please Click On Each
Thumbnail For An Enlarged View!
Thanks to Chuck Quinn for the above
photos! |
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Here's a couple of nice photos of Nichols Stallion caps in the
carton from our good friend Dave Klahn.
And with the invention of 2-piece bullets, we had
to have round caps! The one in the lower left is the earliest variation, but
look at the one in the upper right-hand corner! Its colors are reversed. I had
never seen that before.
Photo thanks to
Jamie
Linford one of our advertisers.
Well, here's a type of
Stallion Round Cap Box that you won't see every day! Very unusual
Photos
thanks to Jim Clowers.
(CLICK TO SEE LARGER PHOTO)
Nothing quite like
owning an entire case of Nichols Top Hand Caps, is there?
Photos thanks to
Chuck Quinn, one of our
advertisers.
(CLICK TO SEE LARGER PHOTO)
It may be a "tall order" at today's grocery
store, but here is a tall order from yesteryear's grocery store.
A BIG BAG OF
CAPS! These were standard roll caps of the 1950's by Nichols. These particular
roll caps are actually quite rare.
Another nice photo contribution
by Robert
Nichols
Here's a good
photo of a Fury 500 Dispenser Pack.
Thanks to
Chuck
Quinn for the above photo! One of our many
advertisers.
This must have been a
Kusan offering and is called COLT. These must be rare. I had never even heard
of them.
Thanks to Chuck Quinn for the above photos! One of our many
advertisers.
Here are some Kusan Circle "O" caps from our friend
Jamie
Linford, one of our advertisers.
Unusual
caps! Click on the top picture to see a bigger one.
Photos thanks to
Bob Hoover.
This is
one of the oldest types of caps produced. MAMMOTH caps. Mammoth seems to
describe a type of cap and these are the Superb Brand. Specifically
"DOUGHBOY."
Photo thanks to Curtis Singleton.
Here's a case of those
Doughboy caps. Once I saw a box of caps like this that advertised "Single
Shot," then I understood how, in the old days, some Cap Guns could be single
shot. I always thought of caps in rolls or round caps, but they would be hard
to load into a single shot Cap Gun. Simple! There were actually tear off caps
that you simply tore off and inserted between the hammer and the anvil and then
when you wanted to kill the bad guy, you pulled the trigger and...BANG! My gut
feeling is also that when caps first came out, the political climate wasn't
what it is today and the caps might just have been BIGGER and LOUDER. You tell
me.
Thanks to Chuck Quinn for the above
photo! One of our many advertisers.
Here's a full case of
Kilgore's roll caps.
Photo thanks Ted Dietrich one of our
advertisers!
Kilgore was
famous for making LOTS of caps for Cap Guns. Actually my
Uncle Talley was
responsible for upgrading their abilities, which also helped
Nichols.
Strange as it may sound, you won't ever find many photos
of
the Disc Caps by Kilgore. I hadn't even seen them before!
Thanks to Susan
Kenehan for this swell photo.
Here is an example of really collecting caps! Whole cases of
caps at a time. I can't tell what that gun is on top, but it might be a HALCO
Maverick.
Thanks to Chuck Quinn for the above photos! One of our many
advertisers.
I'm
not very familiar with these caps. Maybe somebody could tell me about the
company.
Here's a nice photo of some HALCO caps. I haven't a clue as to
where this photo came from.
Here's two cases of
HALCO caps. Very rare to have these!
And more cases!
Thanks to
Chuck
Quinn for the above photos! One of our many
advertisers.
Here's some caps for the
Marx Thundergun.
Thanks to Chuck Quinn for the above
photos! One of our many advertisers.
Western Repeating Caps
and Star Brand Roll Caps. The Star Brand says, "MANUFACTURED BY M. BACKES SINS,
Inc. WALLINGFORD, CONN. USA."
Thanks to
Chuck
Quinn for the above photos! One of our many
advertisers.
Here's a nice
end shot of a carton of Star Caps.
And here's the carton. This
one appears to be dead mint.
More of the M.Backes' Sons,
Inc. line of caps.
Thanks to
Chuck
Quinn for the above photos! One of our many
advertisers.
More caps!
Thanks to
Chuck
Quinn for the above photos! One of our many
advertisers.
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Greenie Stik-M-Caps
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| Naturally I
hated Greenie Stik-M-Caps. Why? For the "perfectly logical reason" that they
weren't Nichols. And every kid on the block wanted them. And used them. And I
couldn't, for that would make me a traitor! But they were a great marketing
ploy and sold like crazy. Previously nearly every cap in the entire Cap Gun
world had been red. Until these! Some genius thinking outside of the box.
Pardon the pun. |
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To Click On The Thumbnails! |
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Cases of Greenie Stik-M-Caps! (and rolls)
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| And here are
some cases of Greenie Stik-M-Caps. They were about 25 cents a box at the time,
but now, as you might surmise, they are worth a tad more! |
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I'm pretty sure these
aren't exploding cigars.
Thanks to
Chuck
Quinn for the above photos! One of our many
advertisers.
Here's a
montage of cap boxes.
Starting at the upper left:
1.) Kilgore Mammoth
single shot caps
2.) Arrow caps from Arrowhead Fireworks Company
3.)
HALCO American Ace caps
4.) National Repeating Cane & Pistol
Ammunition
5.) National Fireworks—250 shots
6.) Leader Brand Silver
Bullet paper caps
7.) ACME Brand perforated toy paper caps
8.) Kilgore
Disc Caps (lubricated, what the heck?)
9.) Kilgore BANG Caps
10.)
Thundercaps from "Magic Marxie" (Marx)
11.) ACME Disc Super Mammoth
Caps
12.) HALCO American Ace caps
Thanks to
Chuck
Quinn for the above photos! One of our many
advertisers.
A
good photo of ACME Mammoth caps from the ACME Sparkler and Specialty company in
River Grove, IL.
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A Huge Pile of ACME Caps
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These
caps were retrieved from Michael Sopron's older family friend and had been
stored, obviously for YEARS, in a dark closet and are in near pristine shape.
There were a few more photos than I could put on this page, but they are really
terrific.
BE SURE TO CLICK ON THESE THUMBNAILS!
Photos by
Michael Sopron |
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We're not sure of the year these were produced, but it wasn't
yesterday. "BOOT-ER-OO" (???)
Photo thanks to Tim Senior |
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