Joe K. Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Spotted in a 1927 catalog: Might it be considered a space gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fineas J. Whoopie Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Not in my opinion. I don't see space influence in the design or in the promotion of this gun. The text sells it as being just like a "real gun". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmovieprop Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 It looks unique to me. Not to be mistaken for the standard colt toy revolver gun. To me that makes it spacey so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 How about this one?: It appears in a June 1953 issue of Toys and Novelties. Manufactured by California Moulders Inc. They also made the Thunderbolt Special: I believe the name of the gun is Ray O Matic Target Pistol. Space Gun? Not a Space Gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Joe, Yes...and yes! It is a space gun and is listed in the database as the Ray-Matic target pistol. I own one, it's a neat little gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 This is one I recently picked up that got no love, even with the "Space Atomic Gun" header card, atomic symbol on the grip, and futuristic design...the "Police Siren Pistol" graphic apparently killed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 Thanks Brady. I knew you'd know! Here's the new Timeline entry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 How about this one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-No-Name-Pressed-Steel-Spring-Loaded-Cork-Ping-Pong-Ball-Gun-c-1930s-T-/302718201717?hash=item467b692f75%3Ag%3A8ikAAOSwjEla4fyQ&nma=true&si=v9m9znqphYNdIsyAZXBgNFFTBNQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Joe, interesting gun, that...I've been watching this one for a while. It has been on the auction block several times, or at least one like it. Could it be a space gun? Possibly, it has a very unique shape. I have never seen a one-shot ping pong ball gun, but obviously only one will fit in that muzzle. It's a real puzzler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 One more: from the November 15, 1967 issue of Toys and Novelties. The UFO Wonder Gun sounds more like a space gun than it looks like a space gun. Opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrotomic1 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 11/4/2018 at 7:41 PM, Joe K. said: How about this one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-No-Name-Pressed-Steel-Spring-Loaded-Cork-Ping-Pong-Ball-Gun-c-1930s-T-/302718201717?hash=item467b692f75%3Ag%3A8ikAAOSwjEla4fyQ&nma=true&si=v9m9znqphYNdIsyAZXBgNFFTBNQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Looks like it was home made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golddalek Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 2:42 PM, Joe K. said: One more: 'Wonder Gun'.................I love the marketing pitch. 😍👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 Here's the upper portion of a sparkling tin toy weapon from a vintage toy catalog. Before revealing the rest of the ad, I wanted to get your opinion of the "spacey-ness" of it's design: (Those bands at the top remind me of the Forbidden Planet rifle.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 It's got to be a contender, Joe. Plenty of blue litho would seal the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 How about blue and red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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