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Wyandotte was one of the largest manufacturers of
Hopalong Cassidy Cap Guns. Like most of the toy gun companies, their "heyday"
was after World War II. Probably most of the guns that you will see that
feature Hoppy were Wyandotte guns. Since there are so many still around, they
must have been well made. We hope that you will send in your nice photos of
Wyandotte guns so that we will have a good representation.
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Wyandotte
Hopalong Cassidy Gun
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| Wyandotte is very famous for their Hopalong Cassidy
guns. |
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| Thanks Jeff & Sharon Suschana of
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Wyandotte Hopalong Cassidy Gun
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Fancy Grips! |
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Left Grip |
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Hammer Area |
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Wyandotte Stamp |
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Wyandotte Hopalong Cassidy Gun
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 Name Close-Up |
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 Fake Bullet Ejector |
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Please
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These 7 photos
thanks to Jeff & Sharon Suschana of Massachusetts |
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Single Shot Wyandotte Hopalong Cassidy Gun - 1955
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Here is a
very simple Hopalong Cassidy offering from Wyandotte. Schleyer says that this
Cap Gun is moderately rare.
All photos thanks to Rick McQuiston
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Wyandotte Hopalong Cassidy Gun in Gold!
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This is
the same Cap Gun as above, but in the more rare gold finish with black
grips.
Thanks to Tom Coates for these photos! |
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And
another visitor to our site contributes these photos of the box for this Cap
Gun. What I think is an interesting point is that if you will notice the lower
left photo, it says "© WM. BOYD" because I wasn't aware that our friend
William Boyd held the copyright to the "Hopalong Cassidy" brand. But that's the
way it seems. It's a shame that Clayton Moore was denied appearing as "The Lone
Ranger" in later years.
Thanks Bruce Deas! |
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And how could anybody
resist putting this fine set of gold Hopalong Cassidy Cap Guns here? Aren't
these beauties?
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE OTHER SIDE OF
THESE CAP GUNS
Thanks to John Harrison, Jr.
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Wyandotte Me & My Buddy Pistol
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Though
"Backyard Buckaroos" has this listed as a Marx toy, the owner says it’s
marked, " 'Pat. Pending/ Wyandotte Toys' on the left side right above the top
of the grip. There’s a separate cowboy-type guy riveted to the right side
of the revolver’s frame and he carries a Wyandotte Toys Made-In-U.S.A.
Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Logo on his thigh, and 'Pat Pend.' repeated on his
calf/knee." So, I'll defer to the owner's judgment. This is not a cap gun per
se and is, instead, a "Clicker Gun."
Many thanks to Mick Scheib for these
photos! |
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Wyandotte Toy
Trucks
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| Here we feature "the rest of the story" with Wyandotte. They made
many types of toys, including these trucks you see here. Old toys like this are
now quite valuable and have turned into a good investment. |
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Red car in foreground is a Wyandotte Sportsman Convertible with
retractable top. Car has woody looking sides and trunk lid. License Plate
reads"WY 650". Car is Wyandotte #650. It's about 12 inches long from
1947/1948. |
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Small Black and Orange Dump Truck behind car is Wyandotte #326.
Truck has dual wood rear wheels. It's about 9 3/4" long and from
1931-32. |
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Light Blue and Red Dump Truck is Wyandotte #381, mechanical
(wind-up) with attached key. Truck is about 16" long from 1938-39. |
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Red and Green Stake Truck to the left is Wyandotte #360. Truck
has metal rims and hard rubber tires. Truck is about 16" long and is from
1938-39. |
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Truck to the far left that is hard to see, is a Wyandotte Side
Dump #301. Truck is about 17" long from 1953-54. |
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Many thanks to
Jim
Manning for these photos.
One of our advertisers |
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Wyandotte Red
Ranger
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| This gun is a perfect example of how with a small amount of
re-tooling and swapped parts, you could turn a "generic" gun into a "Character"
gun. This basic frame and style was used by Wyandotte for a great variety of
guns. The parts on this one can be used for Hopalong Cassidy guns! The
horsehead grip on the right is complemented by a horseshoe and rope grip on the
left. |
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| Thanks Adobewalls Antique Plaza of Amarillo,
Texas! |
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| Below we have some of the more rare polished
gold Red Ranger guns with a nice holster set. |
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Thank you
David Denton of The Antique Cowboy!
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And here is another set of Red Rangers with
white grips.
Click On Thumbnails!
Thanks to Rich Hall for the
photos. |
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Here's a Red Ranger Box. I haven't a clue as
to what Cap Gun it went with. It says "outfit" so it must have included a
holster.
Photo by Scot Peacock
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Generic
Wyandotte Cap Pistol From 1955
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Well here is the same Cap Gun
as that one above, but it is merely the generic version. One of the reasons I
am including it, is that I suspect that everybody has seen the character
versions, but not a plain one. Also the photography, as ever, is really
good.
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All photos thanks to Doug Hamilton
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To Click On The Thumbnails! |
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Wyandotte "Red
Ranger" Cap Gun
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One more version of the
Wyandotte Red Ranger gun that most of you have never seen.
This gun was
manufactured around 1960 and is moderately rare.
Special thanks
to Doug Hamilton for sharing it with us.
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Lanyard Ring |
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| Left Close-up |
Right View |
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Wyandotte
"SHERIFF" Toy Cap Gun
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Here is a Wyandotte "SHERIFF"
Cap Gun that is as good as it is ever going to get.
This gun was
manufactured around 1955 and is moderately rare.
Congratulations to Gary Robinson for finding such a nice model
and sharing it with us.
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Wyandotte Name |
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| Right View |
Overall View |
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All photos thanks to Gary Robinson.
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Sure To Click On The Thumbnails! |
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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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| Visit the
Dealers &
Collectors from whom you can get these fine Nichols Cap Guns!
(and other FINE TOYS!) |
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happy to list toy shows and the like (free), if you will please send them to me
at: . |
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have some nice photos and/or some text, please send them to me at:
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