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Halco (the J. Halpern Company of Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania) was known for their quality. They were a high volume distributor
that sold millions of Cap Guns that were produced by other companies. They sold
to a lot of the major retail outlets. In many cases the manufacturing companies
even put the HALCO name on the guns they produced for Halco. So they were very
responsible for a great number of the guns that we have cherished throughout
the years.
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Here's a remarkably rare
set of Laramie guns and matching holster by HALCO.
Photo by Belinda
Quan from the Chuck Quinn collection.
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Matt Dillon
(probably by Leslie-Henry for HALCO)
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It's almost certain that this
Matt Dillon version was made by Leslie-Henry, but it is a very rare version
anyway. There are six different names on the Halco 45's. The names that were
used are: Maverick; Wagon Train; Paladin; Mustang; Matt Dillon; and Bonanza.
The guns came in two finishes, bronze and nickel plated. I have them in the
listed order based on my experience from the most common to the rarest.
Thanks to Rich
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| CURRENT PRICE FOR THIS
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| DESCRIPTION |
MINT |
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| HALCO Matt Dillon 45 Bronze or
Nickel |
$ 550-620 |
$ 275-450 |
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Here's the full set for
the Matt Dillon 45 and everything is DEAD MINT in the box with extra
bullets!
Photo by Belinda Quan from the Chuck Quinn
collection.
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Halco Buffalo
Bill by Hubley From 1965-1970
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This is a very unusual gun made
by Hubley for Halco, which is the Halpern Company.
Other
companies made guns for them and they would only take high quality. Companies
like Hubley and Leslie-Henry.
Many thanks to Christopher Macri for these
photos.
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Breakdown Right |
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| Left Side |
Breakdown Left |
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| CURRENT PRICE FOR THIS
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| DESCRIPTION |
MINT |
AVG. |
| Halco Buffalo Bill |
$ 75-95 |
$ 35-65 |
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HALCO Pinto Cap
Gun
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Here is the same gun with a
different name. By now you almost expect to see one about every 8th Cap Gun.
Well, they wanted to sell Cap Guns and whatever it took.
Many thanks to
Eric Zurbruegg for these photos. |
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| CURRENT PRICE FOR THIS
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| DESCRIPTION |
MINT |
AVG. |
| Halco Pinto |
$ 65-85 |
$ 25-55 |
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Another Buffalo
Bill (probably by Leslie-Henry for HALCO)
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This Buffalo Bill model was
sold by HALCO, but was probably made by Leslie-Henry. As you can see, it is a
repeater that is quite a bit different from the saw-handled version listed
above.
Thanks to Doug Hamilton for these photos!
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Halco Maverick by Leslie-Henry
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Click On Each Thumbnail For An Enlarged View!
All Photos Courtesy of Ed
Myers. Thanks! |
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| CURRENT PRICE FOR THIS
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| DESCRIPTION |
MINT |
AVG. |
| HALCO Maverick 45 Bronze or
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$ 150-220 |
$ 65-120 |
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Here is a nice composite of
two photos of a chromed set of Maverick Cap Guns with a double holster set from
Halco. One of the things to notice is the strap on the top of the guns when
they are opened. There is not the same kind of strap that you see in the
bronzed example above! This is a pretty expensive set.
Photos thanks to
our friend David Denton of The Antique Cowboy.
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Halco Maverick by Leslie-Henry, Second Version
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And here
is another version of the Maverick Cap Gun by Leslie-Henry. As you can see,
this is the pop-up version and is just like the Gunsmoke Cap Gun down below. It
even says, "MARSHAL" on the grips above the steer's head, but it doesn't say,
"MATT DILLON" below the steer's head.
Thanks to Dean Gagliardotto for these nice
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Nice close-up isn't it?
I got this photo donated in order that you could more properly read the
inscription on the grips that says, "MARSHAL."
Thanks to Brenda
Crawford! |
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So, is this the 3rd
Version of the Maverick Cap Gun? I guess so, but, of course, Leslie-Henry made
the Cap Guns, but it clearly says "Diamond H Brand" on the box, which is
HALCO.
Photos thanks to our friend
Jim
Mair of Jim's Vintage Toys, one of our advertisers.
BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE ABOVE
THUMBNAIL
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Leslie-Henry (HALCO) Wagon Train Scout 5-in-1 Set
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This is an
ultra rare Wagon Train Scout boxed set. It was made by the M.A. Henry Company
for HALCO. It features a 5-in-1 combination rifle. This set not only has a 44
Wagon Train cap pistol, it then turns into a cap pistol with long barrel,
Carbine, Rifle without site and finally a complete rifle. The gun even
Ricochets! This is the early model Wagon Train 44 that takes the bullets. This
may be the ONLY Wagon Scout set
known to exist. The cap gun book Backyard Buckaroos shows a regular
Wagon Train 5-in-one in a plain box made in the 1957 era. This one has a
colorful red, green and white box . The gun is in unfired mint condition. This
is a set you may never see anywhere else.
Photos by Scott McCollum. Way to go
Scott! |
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Halco Wagon Train by Leslie-Henry
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All Photos Courtesy of Merrill
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Halco Double
Holster Set
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HALCO, being a distribution
company, sold a lot of combination holster and gun sets.
Here is one of
the finer sets with a nice double holster set with Leslie-Henry 44 U.S. Marshal
Cap Guns.
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Special thanks to Doug Hamilton for these photos! |
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Halco Derringer
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little Halco (L-H) entry into the Derringer market. Many of the major
manufacturers made Derringers—especially after Nichols Industries came out
with the Dyna-MITE. This one has some nice engraving. I'm not really sure if it
ever came with a box but they did do their best to copy the holster clip like
the Nichols originally produced. One of the distinctions is that the Nichols
Dyna-MITE could be taken apart easily for it had screws holding it together.
This little gun was also fitted to a "Paladin" (Have Gun Will Travel) holster
and also sold on a card. The carded example below, if you will notice, has
different dummy bullets. It also came with white grips in a holster as seen
below. The fact that the bottom carded version says Roth American shows how the
regular Cap Gun companies were getting sold in the 1960's. |
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This must be a
pretty rare rifle, as I had this site up for 3 years before I saw one! The box
is probably more rare than the rifle, as boxes are always hard to get. The box
is HALCO, but Jim added the rifle, which is by Hubley. However...Hubley made
stuff for HALCO anyway, so I think that is ok.
This photo
thanks to
Jim Mair of Jim's Vintage Toys, one of our
advertisers!
Here is a really nice Davy Crockett set by Halco. I wonder what
is inside, as we only have the box!
This photo thanks to
David Denton of The Antique Cowboy, one of our
advertisers!
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