Brian.. Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 This is the large metal space rifle. The official name is Rockatomic Gun but "Atom-Matic Dart Gun" seems to be the name of choice in all of the adverts. It was widely on sale in 1946. Here's a ad from the Santa_Cruz in December 1947. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Here is an ad from the 1947-48 sales year, taken from the General Merchandise Company Catalog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Nicely done, Brady! Sure would like to see what this box looked like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Yeah, every one of those ads describes the "colorful" box, somebody must have one, but whether we'll see it is another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 And, as seen in this 1946 FAO Schwarz Christmas catalog: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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