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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
Located In Niagara Falls, Ontario L2g 1m3 Canada |
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Click on graphic above to e-mail Ron, who is one of the best
nature photographers I have ever seen!
See Ron's Beautiful Website:
UnlikelyPhotos.com |
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The Cowman 250 was introduced in 1960. Uncle
Talley says that later the name was changed to "Stallion 250." This seems a
shame because all of the Stallion series had been some of the finest Cap Guns
ever made. However, the cheaper guns were being introduced.
This Cap Gun was
a 250 shot repeater and used the standard roll caps.
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| DON'T FORGET TO SEE
THE OTHER CAP GUN BRANDS! |
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This is an
excellent photo and the gun was pretty good quality. This particular one is in
MINT condition. Despite the age of the gun and the fact that it is toward the
end of the series, they are surprisingly hard to come by, but are not too
expensive.
Photo by Robert Nichols
And here is exactly the same gun, but this
one is renamed the Stallion 250. It is a little hard to see, so I'll explain:
the oval where it used to say "COWMAN" now says "STALLION" and the letters
"250" are directly in front of that.
Photo by Bob Terry
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Creating Gun Grips |
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Original patterns
for grips
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When grips for Cap Guns were made, they were usually carved in
something that was "not hard." By this I mean wood or something softer than
tool steel. Wood is also cheaper! Then they were placed on a vertical mill that
had a cutting tool and a "finger" (a stylus?) traced the original pattern. It
was kind of weird to watch this machine touch every little crack and crevice of
the pattern and at the same time you could see the machine cutting into tool
steel to make the patterns that would be used, like those at the right. After
the mill was finished, then a skilled craftsman would make the final cuts and
do A LOT of polishing so that the grips would easily release from the mold.
(This is definitely a "non-engineer's description.)
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This is the same basic gun, but you will notice that it has a
star to the right of the word "COWMAN." The grip is also different. Probably
this one was released under Kusan.
Photo by Robert Nichols
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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 |
| Cowman 250 |
$45-65 |
$15-35 |
| Cowman 250 w/ Star |
$40-60 |
$10-30 |
| Stallion 250 |
$65-85 |
$35-55 |
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Dealers &
Collectors from whom you can get these fine Nichols Cap Guns!
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