Toy gun
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1960 - circa 1969
Materials
Metal and plastic
Measurements
190 mm (length)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664368
Summary
A toy cap-firing gun (1960s). On each side of the handle is a moulded piece in brown plastic. The rest is metal painted in silver-coloured paint. The moulded pattern on each side of the handle is of a prancing horse, and the is filigree-type patterning on the piece of metal between the barrel and the handle. The words 'Lone Star' and 'Scout' also appear on this area (on one side there are also the words 'Oil Here' by a small round hole).
Marks and inscriptions
Side, around the barrel: 'LONE STAR/ SCOUT' Other side, around the barrel: 'MADE IN ENGLAND/ OIL HERE/ SCOUT'