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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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This is a .357 Magnum toy Cap Gun. There were 3
Cap Guns in the Detective series. 2 "Detectives" and the "Detective 250." There
are some major differences. Namely, this one, the "Detective 250" fires roll
caps and the other two fire the red plastic pellets.
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| DON'T FORGET TO SEE
THE OTHER CAP GUN BRANDS! |
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This photo is borrowed from the book on
Nichols Industries, A Brief History
Of Nichols Industries, Inc. and Its
Toy Guns. |
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The photo on the left shows the dummy cylinder
flipped up so that you can see how the roll caps fed. Every time you pulled the
trigger a pusher bar would push the caps "up one" and it would be in position
for the next round.
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Another view of the
Detective 250.
CLICK TO ENLARGE! |
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I think that if you showed this Cap Gun to your
favorite bank teller, you might have "free meals and clothing" for the next 10
years. It's quite a shame that today's society doesn't seem to know the
difference between "play" and "real." And they are so worried about "real" that
they have ruined "play." Doesn't that define "schizophrenia?" Our society has
overreacted. How did we manage 40 years ago, when we didn't know any better?
(Soapbox 101)
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Photo thanks to Reggie Fowler
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| This roll-cap shooting model came out in 1960 and
sold for $ .79. It was easy for a kid to purchase, and THEN they had to keep on
buying caps. Roll caps (fortunately) weren't very expensive and many companies
made many different brands, but when the SERIOUS SHOOTING started, it wasn't
that hard to run out of ammo! |
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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 250 (Blue) |
$55-75 |
$25-40 |
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Dealers &
Collectors from whom you can get these fine Nichols Cap Guns!
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have some nice photos and/or some text, please send them to me at:
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