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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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$ 500-650 |
$ 115-430 |
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This is a revolving cylinder
gun from 1955-1960 that was made by the Leslie-Henry company for HALCO and is
labeled, "MARSHAL." It has translucent amber "root beer" grips. Very nice
gun!
Wait 'til you hear this: Bob Terry still makes these guns!!!
Amazing!
Photo thanks to Bob Terry of
Wild West Toys!
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HALCO Marshal 6/7 Set
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Click On Each Thumbnail For An Enlarged View!
Photos Courtesy of Belinda and
Jim Quan |
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I honestly don't know
where these photos of the box came from. |
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Halco Young Buffalo Bill (by Leslie-Henry)
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The
Diamond "H" on the grip immediately identifies this as a Halco product. Or a
Leslie-Henry—depending on your level of training. But Halco was a major
distributor and hired quality companies to build them Cap Guns.
Thank You
Bill Hamburg For Your Photos! |
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Halco Marshals
and Holster Set
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I'm not sure where the holster set comes
from, but the guns are Halco Marshals, which means Leslie-Henry.
Nice photo
thanks to Bob Garvey! |
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More... Halco Marshal
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Well, I
found some more photos of the HALCO Marshal Cap Gun, but in this case, they are
a little different. They are not the Leslie-Henry version, so I am presenting
them here for your pleasure. These photos are also by Mr. Bob Garvey. He
usually sells nothing but the best. You can clearly see the quality of this
particular gun. It obviously didn't come from the same set. This one is
identical to the Hubley Marshal because IT IS a Hubley! One of the things that
makes this gun unusual is that the grips are glued together to make a single
unit. Most grips are either screwed to the frame or riveted. These don't have
the usual "frame in the middle." The only real difference between this and the
Hubley is the grip. This has a staghorn grip without the star in a circle. And
of course it says, "HALCO" on the left side.
Thanks Bob Garvey! |
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Here's an interesting novelty set from Halco that was based upon
a TV show starring Phil Silvers, alias Sgt. Ernie Bilko. It's not western, but
it does become part of the complete Halco set if you're a serious collector.
This set, unfortunately, only has the end of the box. Boxes are hard to come
by.
Thanks Ed Manes!
Here's a nice photo of some
HALCO caps. I haven't a clue as to where this photo came from.
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Halco Gunsmoke
by Hubley
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Another one of those basic gun
designs with a different label on it and different grips.
I'm just
guessing when I say that this might be a Hubley gun, but HALCO was a
distribution company and had lots of companies making guns for
them.
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Special thanks to Cecil Nelson for these photos! |
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Halco Gunsmoke by Leslie-Henry
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Please
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All Photos Courtesy of Brad
Brixey |
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Halco Texan
Holster Set Box
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As stated before, Halco was really a
distribution company that hired other companies to create or modify Cap Guns
for them. They always went for high quality and sold them all year round. Here
is a really nice example of one of their high quality boxes.
Nice photo
thanks to Robert Phelps. Thanks! |
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And here's a photo of the inside of the box
of the same set from a different contributor. These are really nice Hubley
Texans!
Photo thanks to Jim Manning, one of our
advertisers. |
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Halco Texan
Holster Set Box
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I really don't know if this box
originally came with just the holster, or whether it also came with
guns.
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