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The George Schmidt Manufacturing Company, located
in Los Angeles, California, was one of companies that had a short succesful run
of making Cap Guns. They existed from about 1949 to somewhere in the 1960s. I
don't really know much about them and I am hoping that some of you more
knowledgeable people out there can fill me in. However, here are some of the
creations.
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George Schmidt Guns
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George Schmidt Buck'n Bronc Right
Side |
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George Schmidt Buck'n Bronc Left
Side |
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Thanks to David Denton
of The Antique Cowboy
Send In Yours To Get Them On This Website! |
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above and the one below photos are thanks to Pandur & Levine Auction. Don't
forget to click on the pop-ups directly above! |
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A Rare Buck'N
Bronc Long Horn w/ Copper Grips
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This variation is quite rare,
as Belinda says that she has only seen 1 or 2 others like it ever.
The copper
grips are quite rare too and the general shape of the handle in this series
changes from time to time.
Photos thanks to Belinda
Quan. |
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Another Buck 'n
Bronc - But a Marshal
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Even the George Schmidt Company
made various models of the same exact Cap Gun, but this one was the Marshal
variation.
I guess they just didn't want a particular year to go by without
introducing a new Cap Gun when the competition certainly was going
to.
Photos thanks to Don
Raker. |
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Here's some variations
in the many styles of grips for Buck'N Bronc Cap Guns.
Thanks to Jamie
Linford!
And here's one of the grip
variations of the Buck'N Bronc that is quite rare. On the grip you have an
Indian riding a...well, it's a Buck'N Bronc. What did you expect? At least it
looks like an Indian to me. Maybe it's a cowboy? I always wanted to be one of
the Indians and shoot those doggone cowboys! This Cap Gun is from
1950.
Thanks to Ted Dietrich
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A Buck'N Bronc
Prototype (Weird!)
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This is one weird looking gun. The top one has
another gun that just happened to be in the photograph, but we don't know what
it is. This particular prototype was called "Dodge City" and just to the "10:00
o'clock" position from that bronze looking globe behind the trigger there is
the name inside a circle.
Thanks to Mike Merryman for these photos! |
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Here's a nice
banner for the Shoot'N Irons with our hero Roy Rogers.
Thanks again to Mike Merryman!
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Davy Crockett
Cap Gun by George Schmidt
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Thanks to Tom Coates for these wonderful
photos!
Send In Yours To
Get Them On This Website! |
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George Schmidt
Davy Crockett
in the Pathfinder Style
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This gun falls EXACTLY between
the gun directly above and the gun directly below. It is a Pathfinder, but with
Davy Crockett's name on it.
When you consider the extravagant expense of tooling
up a high-quality Cap Gun like this, then you can see why the manufacturer
wanted to save money where they could.
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All photos thanks to Michael Sheehan
Be
Sure To Click On The Thumbnails! |
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George Schmidt Pathfinder
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This is
an unusual Cap Gun in that it has a compass hidden in the grip!
All Photos
Thanks To John Isola! |
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Another
Pathfinder!!!
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Well, this is such a rare Cap
Gun and I don't want to discourage people sending in their photos of their
favorite Cap Guns, so when I had these sent in, I just had to use them.
Especially
when you consider the condition that this Cap Gun is in!!! Remarkable! Some
people collect what they can (me!) and some people collect nothing but finest.
(him)
Photos thanks to Michael
Sheehan. |
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Alan Ladd Shane Cap Gun
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Alan Ladd, "Shane" |
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Breakdown |
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Please
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Photos above thanks to Willy Henson |
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| More Alan
Ladd "Shane" Cap Guns by Schmidt |
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Please
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Photos above thanks to Tom Coates |
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MORE Alan Ladd "Shane" Cap Guns by Schmidt |
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Please
Click On Each Thumbnail!
Photos above thanks to Doug Hamilton |
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Here's a really nice set of Alan Ladd spurs from George
Schmidt.
OKAY, I squeezed it in order to help this page
load more quickly, but if you click on the squeezed photo above, you will see
an ad for Alan Ladd by George Schmidt. This is a rare ad find too.
Thanks to Mike
Merryman for these photos.
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George Schmidt
Roy Rogers Cap Gun
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| The Signature |
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It is hard to overestimate the
influence that the George Schmidt company had in Cap Guns.
Their company
was responsible for some of the finest guns made and certainly responsible for
making good guns for the more recognizable TV and movie stars.
Here we see a
very rare example of a Roy Rogers Cap Gun. They also made Cap Guns for Hopalong
Cassidy.
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Overall Shot |
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| See the Jewel? |
Break Open |
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Please Click On Each Thumbnail For An
Enlarged View!
Photos above
courtesy of Deb Bamesberger |
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These red jeweled Roy
Rogers Cap Guns by Schmidt will give you an example of one more style you will
have to collect!
Photos by Toby O'Brien |
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Hopalong Cassidy
Gold Revolver
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This is one of the most prized Hopalong Cassidy
Cap Guns by George Schmidt. Besides the high-quality gold finish, it has full
engraving and really nice Hoppy black grips.
Many thanks to Jim Schleyer of
Western Toy Guns (what we in the hobby refer to as Backyard
Buckaroos) for this photo! |
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George Schmidt
Lasso 'Em Bill Cap Gun
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| Right Side |
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I guess this gun is dedicated
to Buffalo Bill. Or could have been to Wild Bill Hickock, if he hadn't had his
back to the door in that saloon.
Doug says that it easily could have been Pecos Bill,
for everybody knows Pecos Bill could lasso anything—including tornados and
lightning bolts.
However, it is another Cap Gun made by the George
Schmidt company that got into the holsters of a lot of little
Buckaroos.
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Initialed Grip |
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| Left View |
Scripted Signature |
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Please Click On Each Thumbnail For An
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All Photos
Courtesy of Doug Hamilton |
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(Hey, We're going to emphasize
EVERY
SINGLE ADVERTISER AND THEIR PRODUCTS
that lists with us!) |
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BE SURE TO INCLUDE TEXT WITH WHAT YOU SEND
IN, AS I AM NOT AN EXPERT IN THESE CAP GUNS OF YESTERYEAR!!!
Send Your
Information to:
And remember! If you want to support your
hobby, for goodness' sake place your Classified Ads (free) and Display Ads
(cheap) so that your NEW customers can find you!
If the Cap
Gun Hobby needs anything these days, it is PUBLICITY!!!
If you have sent a
photo, it will link to your Display Ad, which will link to
you!
By necessity, many of
these will be "Pop-Ups" like other pages on this website to avoid a "bandwidth"
problem, so be sure that your browser's or your Internet Service Provider's
"Pop-Up" blocker is turned off so you can see them. Many photos, etc., will be
LARGE, so be patient.
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Collectors from whom you can get these fine Nichols Cap Guns!
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