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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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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.
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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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Nichols
Detective 250
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You see the Nichols Detective
250 offered all of the time. But just don't ever make the mistake of thinking
that it is the same Cap Gun OR has the same value as the Nichols Detective that
fires the 3-piece bullets.
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All photos thanks to Doug Hamilton
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