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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:
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The Detective is a toy .357 Magnum and one of
those shell firing toy cap guns. These guns started with the Derringer that was
the larger cousin of the Dyna-Mite. When Nichols Industries first developed
these shooting shells, the muzzle velocity was probably enough to require you
to get a "Concealed Handgun Permit." However, they redesigned the die-cast
bullet to let out more of the blast and got the velocity down to a "reasonable"
limit. Nowadays it would probably be illegal to use these. However, with our
current paranoia, it is not politically correct to point your finger at someone
and say, "Bang!" (which is what kids used to do when they didn't have the
proper cap guns) But anyway, the point is that the 3-piece bullets are just
about as valuable as the gun itself!
As it turns out, there are 2 different
versions of this Detective: one with a short barrel and a handle that "sticks
out" and the 2nd one that has a longer barrel and looks more like the real gun.
It would seem that the snub-nosed barrel version came out first, in 1961. Then
later they redesigned it into the fancier version. Both are valuable. The first
two photos here show the smaller one.
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| DON'T FORGET TO SEE
THE OTHER CAP GUN BRANDS! |
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Nichols
Detective
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Please
Click On Each Thumbnail For An Enlarged View!
Many thanks to Rich
Hall for the above photos! |
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gun, as previously mentioned, has a sibling that uses roll caps, but this is
the one that is more expensive when you buy it at auction. Originally it sold
in 1961 for $1.98 and now is worth many times that figure. |
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Here's an even better
photo of the Detective still on the card. The gun is valuable enough in its own
right, the 3-piece bullets make it even more valuable and being on the card is
a real bonus!!!
Thanks to Brad Wentworth for the contribution! |
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More Nichols
Detective
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You know me;
I always try and get as many good shots of a Cap Gun as possible
These photos are
from our good friend,
Doug Hamilton
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| Be Sure To Click On The
Thumbnails! |
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Here is a holster set for the Detective, a page from a 1962
catalog from Nichols.
CLICK TO ENLARGE!
Photo
contribution 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 |
| Detective w/o Bullets |
$125-155 |
$65-90 |
| Detective w/ all 6 Bullets |
$425-455 |
$355-390 |
| Detective w/ all 6 Bullets Mint on
Card |
$485-525 |
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| 3-piece Bullets (Each) |
$40-50 |
$30-40 |
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Dealers &
Collectors from whom you can get these fine Nichols Cap Guns!
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