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TODAY'S FEATURED CAP GUN
ON THIS WEBSITE!
There
are about 2,900 pages (including those from thumbnails) on this website that
will give you more information plus BIGGER PHOTOS!
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and Nest
Photos by Randy Winkler
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Here is a Winner. Literally!
This is a plastic pistol from Hubley that is very rare.
Photo by Belinda
Quan from Chuck Quinn's collection.
This is the Hubley Winner
from about 1940 in cast-iron. Hugo says that ones that aren't completely black
are the rarest versions.
From Hugo Borst's collection.
And here is another one from
Rich
Hall, one of our advertisers. Here are Rich's words on the
Winner:
This cap gun is the Hard To Find beautiful dark finish cast iron
"Winner" cap gun made by Hubley Manufacturing Company of Lancaster, PA. Hubley
made several different, very popular models, and styles of cap guns from the
late 1910's to the late 1960's. This is a heavy small frame automatic style cap
gun that measures 4-3/8 inches long.
Hubley produced this cap gun about 1940. It
is referred to as the Colt logo "Winner" because of the "Rearing Horse"
medallion on the grip frame. The grips and frame sides are one casting. As
stated earlier this is the rare and HTF dark finish. The trigger, hammer, cap
box, and cap box release are nickel finish. This is by far one of the most
popular and appealing looking military style cap guns ever made and as such
makes it one of the most cherished cap guns by collectors from all parts of the
world.
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Early Cowboy by Hubley
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| CURRENT PRICE FOR THIS
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| DESCRIPTION |
MINT |
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| Early Hubley
Cowboy |
$ 65-95 |
$ 45-60 |
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Sort of
"Just Because I Could" I'm sticking 2 examples of the same Cap Gun on here; the
one on the bottom is the highly polished nickel version and the one on the top
is not. The slightly interesting thing is that the one on the bottom doesn't
have a red star. Curious. Since these are Chuck Quinn's, then you have to think
that perhaps they didn't always paint the star red, as his are usually DEAD
MINT, like these.
This is what the box looked
like for the above early model of Cowboy.
More
Chuck Quinn stuff.
Here's the same basic
Hubley Cowboy, but dedicated to Roy Rogers. Click on photo to see
close-up.
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The Ultra Rare
Hubley Lone Ranger
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This Cap Gun is so doggone rare
that it may as well not even exist. Some people would easily believe that it
doesn't. But it does. Which is bound to lead to just a tad of controversy. In
Schleyer's Backyard Buckaroos, he says that it is a cast-iron gun from around
1940 and may be a factory prototype. But it is quite rare and costs more than
most real pistols. Naturally it is exactly the same gun as the Roy Rogers
listed above
Photos by Jamie Linford
Cap Gun from Tom Winge
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Hubley
Cowboy
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The Hubley Cowboy is your basic
big Cap Gun. In fact, it may have been the most popular Cap Gun of its
time.
However, its popularity was due to some good marketing and that
led to a lot of its longevity. These days there are quite a few Cap Guns that
have passed it in popularity, as their quality (and scarcity) is
higher.
I hope that you folks will
remember that you too can have your favorite Cap Guns on this website. Send the
photos in, preferably in 320 x 240 resolution, and we will give you a
"plug."
PROMOTE THE
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| These photos of this
gold Hubley Cowboy were furnished by Rob Unkefer. |
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And here's a nice gold
Cowboy, BUT WITH A BOX!!! I just can't imagine that there are many boxes out
there. Especially of this particular model.
A nice offering from Rich Hall |
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And here's some green
grips and a Cowboy that sure looks dark and not "chromy" at all.
A nice offering
from Bud & Edith Dashiell |
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| CURRENT PRICE FOR THIS
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| DESCRIPTION |
MINT |
AVG. |
| Hubley Cowboy |
$ 95-135 |
$ 45-90 |
| Hubley Gold Cowboy |
$ 155-215 |
$ 75-145 |
| Hubley Gold Cowboy w/ Gold
Cowboy Box |
$ 245-295 |
$ 145-195 |
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This is a very special
prototype gun produced by Hubley. Only two are known to exist. This one was a
part of Jim Scheyler's personal collection. He included a letter verifying this
is the prototype gun that is featured in the book. It has a see-thru brown
grips with colors swirled into it. Notice that the angle of the grip is a
little different than the standard Cowboy pictured above. This particular gun
is absolutely unfired. A real treasure.
This offering is from our friend Scott
McCollum of
Cap Gun Treasures, also an advertiser
here.
Here is a simple Cap Gun that isn't seen very much. A Hubley
Cowboy Junior! WITH THE BOX!!!
This photo is from Jack Rosenthal of Toys
and More, also an advertiser here.
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Hubley Dick Cap Gun - 1940
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Here's a
relatively obscure little Cap Gun from 1940, the Hubley Dick. Chicken or Egg?
Which came first? Dick Tracy or the Hubley Dick? It is said that this one was
patterned after the one in the Dick Tracy comic strip. I would guess that the
box is more rare than the Cap Gun.
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I don't have a clue as to
why Hubley would have come out with two different boxes for the same Cap Gun,
but they did. Maybe it was just a cheap Cap Gun that sold well and being simple
to operate, was popular.
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Hubley Dick Cap Gun - Another Version
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I
wouldn't think that a Cap Gun that is this insignificant would have another
version, but here it is.
Photos by our
friend Doug Hamilton |
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Hubley Padlock Cap Gun
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How's
this for a weird Cap Gun? I found this in my graphics files and can't remember
where I got it. If these were your photos, then write in and tell me your name
so I can give you proper credit.
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| CURRENT PRICE FOR THIS
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| DESCRIPTION |
MINT |
AVG. |
| Hubley Padlock Pistol w/
Key! |
$ 95-155 |
$ 50-85 |
| Hubley Padlock Pistol Mint on
Card (MOC) |
$ 205-345 |
N/A |
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Hubley Champ
1911 Style Pistol
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The 1911 Colt .45 caliber
semi-automatic pistol by John Browning has been one of the longest enduring
firearms of all time. Today there are plenty of major (and minor) manufacturers
making it and it is very popular. Why? Good design in the first place. Well
here it is in toy form.
Photos by Doug Hamilton |
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And here
is a slightly different version of the Champ. It is bound to be a later model,
for it has the star emblem on the grips instead of the rearing colt. These are
BIG thumbnails, but if you click on them, you will see larger photos.
Photos thanks to
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| CURRENT PRICE FOR THIS
ITEM |
| DESCRIPTION |
MINT |
AVG. |
| Hubley Champ Cap
Gun |
$ 75-95 |
$ 60-75 |
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Hubley
Sniper
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This Hubley Sniper must be one
of the rarest cap guns ever made, as I seldom ever see one! But it is not
extremely expensive, which would seem to contradict that. But sometimes if
people don't really want something, it doesn't matter how many are available,
it still won't be very expensive.
This unusual cap gun is 22 inches long!!! Can you
imagine for one moment a little kid having one in his holster? Perhaps that is
why we don't see very many. Maybe the very kids that would have played with it
weren't tall enough.
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Thank you
Jim
Mair of Jim's Vintage Toys - One of our advertisers.
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And here is another
version of this same Hubley Sniper Cap Gun. |
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Hubley
Coyote
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Here is a Hubley model that is
very much like the Pioneer. There are a few subtle differences though. For one
thing the Pioneer is a larger gun.
Be that as it may, this is a fine
specimen of that Cap Gun from yesteryear. |
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Photos thanks to Eric Przybyla and Richard
Simone.
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Here's some nice spurs from
Hubley.
These photos are from Doug Hamilton.
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