Does anyone of a certain age remember these -
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Everyone I knew had one, the school playground was awash with pellets during a break and we happily believed a rumour going round that they could kill at close range. They'd never be allowed now.
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I had one.
The beads came out of the tube under the barrel, not the barrel itself.
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Had a cap gun where the 'caps' were sunk into a circular plastic moulding, as loud as a starting pistol and no misfires.
Did anyone not have a proper spud gun.
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We all had spud guns at some stage in our school. Things came to head though - I was shot behind my right ear at close range and they were confiscated - no more "holey" discarded spuds around the place.....
The guy that "shot" me became quite a famous surgeon.......
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Being brought up on a farm I was able to use real guns ....
12 bore and .22 were the weapons of choice, duck , wood pigeon and hare the enemy...
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>> I had one.
Me too - I was quite into guns as a kid, although I didn't want to shoot people (not consciously anyway). Didn't the mechanism wear out eventually? I'm sure I had a few of them.
>> The beads came out of the tube under the barrel, not the barrel itself.
That was a bit of a disappointment admittedly, but it was still a great toy.
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Didn't the mechanism wear out eventually? I'm sure I
>> had a few of them.
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It did, I probably had three or four of them.
Did anyone have the Airfix slot racing set? The track was light grey in colour, and unlike the better known Scalextric you could leave some realistic trails of rubber on the track, especially on the bends.
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I had a .177 air pistol that had a repeater action when firing bb. It was feeble, but when my neighbour said you could fire it at your foot without feeling it, I fired it at his - I didn't half get in trouble.
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>> I had a .177 air pistol that had a repeater action when firing bb.
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I've got one of those now, Co2 powered. Handy for close range ratting.
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Being poor, I didn't get a lot until I was in double figures. Christmas stocking brought an orange, sixpence, a cheap toy and some sweets and nuts. I suspect this may be familiar to some of our mature posters. I always got a bigger present but it was never expensive. My mum got embroidered hankies, soap or something from me...chosen and paid for by one of me aunties !
I remember Brickplayer later on, you built things with small clay house bricks and a water soluble cement.....messy ! Later came Bayko....steel rods put into holes in a green plastic base. Brick panels were slotted in with windowws and doors. A roof and chimney topped it off. There were also walls and gates for the garden.
In 1958, I got my first proper train set...a Triang with grey track and powered by batteries. I still have the locomotive and it still performs well...a bit crude by today's standards, but a much loved member of the fleet !
I remember buying a Tommy gun which made the right noises when you pulled the trigger.
There was a lot of war surplus stuff around and most of us had a British tin helmet and ammunition pouches with webbing straps. Endless campaigns were fought on the field next to our house.
I had the obligatory tricycle with a boot and a telescopic handle to keep me under control.....about 1950, i guess.
I don't think I ever got a working gun, just a silver cap gun using caps on a roll.
I have a BSA Airsporter .22 with a scope but it's not been used for many years. I do keep a dozen slugs handy....just in case !
Ted
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Christmas stocking
>> brought an orange, sixpence, a cheap toy and some sweets and nuts. I suspect this
>> may be familiar to some of our mature posters.
Moist eyes here, SWM who's past i won't go into would have similar and a few odds and sods from the jumble sale, nothing wrapped just covered over with a cloth....different days indeed.
I hadn't used my Airsporter for years, when i tried to use it found the piston seals had disintegrated.
Found a chap who sells high quality upgraded parts, aluminium custom piston and trick mainspring, and have rebuilt it but it's not the same any more and i don't use it now.
Have to keep it though i bought it new aged 18, good gun in it's day.
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We had .410 and 12 bore shotguns at the farm which were kept on hooks on the beams across the kitchen ceiling.
Cartridges - paper cased in those days - in the cupboard by the Rayburn because it was warm and dry.
I had a .177 pistol which you cocked by pressing the barrel in a few inches.
It fired either lead pellets or darts with coloured flights which you could re-use.
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A Meccano set - I can't remember which one, but it was large - the toy I played with more than anything else, from the age of about five upwards. I was fascinated by it. I made working cranes, cars that steered and had gearboxes and differentials, and even a clock with a pendulum.
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Toys U Remember - Iffy
