Give Me a Gun or Somethin'! The Monster's At the Door!

[Hepcat]

Will it stop these fellows?

[bigbud]

Yes! Those big ears will definitely be injured by the mighty "click" of the Tom Corbett Atomic Rifle!    Buddy

[ChrisW]

bigbud - are all the samples you posted from your collection? If so, you've got some great examples!
The Tom Corbett rifle is a thing of beauty, all right.
I "think" I had the Rifleman rifle -  the big circular lever seems real familiar...

[bigbud]

ChrisW, Yea, they be mine. Still hoping more UMAers will post their gun pics. I know we're all packin'!
     I didn't intentionally build a toy guy collection, but could never turn one down when I found a gun at an auction or estate sale. The large loop wasn't only used on the Rifleman rifle. Marx put out one called the Cap Shooting Spinner Rifle, and I've seen others.     Buddy

[Hepcat]

Does anyone have any vintage cap six guns in which rolls of caps can be shot off by means of the revolving mechanism?

[Mord]

Nothing can stop the Saucermen!!!!! Except, maybe a flashlight with strong batteries.

[bigbud]

Nothing can stop the Saucermen!!!!! Except, maybe a flashlight with strong batteries

Ha Ha!  Mord! I got your Saucermen right in my sights........cause This is the Marx Official Captain Space Solar Scout Atomic Ray Gun! Powered by a powerful flashlight! The Search Ray Unit sends out a beam of light that can be changed from red to green to white! Plus the ray gun's muzzle flashes a beam of light described on the box as the destroyer ray unit! Bug-eyed Saucermen are doomed.......doomed I say! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!   Love, Buddy

[Scary Terry]

The only thing cooler than that Capt. Space gun is the box it came in!  I gotta invade your space and see your collection for real sometime, Bud!

[Mord]

OK, Buddy, I already see their little green arms up in the air in a gesture of surrender. Have mercy on them, their only weapon is a tiny space-age pitchfork. BTW, that's one amazing weapon!!!

[bigbud]

I gotta invade your space and see your collection for real sometime, Bud!

Terry.......no doubt we'll get together in the future.  Basement is a total wreck for last couple of days. Found one box with a lid that was imploding due to weight on it and things just snowballed from there! Comics, toys, musical instruments, magazines, and me everywhere!   Buddy

[Moonshadow]

That atomic ray gun is awesome! I'd run all around the house with it, if I had one!

Anybody got a picture of the Planet of the Apes rifle from the early 70s? I had one but sadly it has gone to the big toy chest in the sky. As I recall it had a cylindrical magazine. It was from Mattel, and made a loud crack when you fired.

[Scatter]

Buddy, that is ANOTHER incredible toy!! You're right when you say this is the finest era in toymaking. What I love most beside the cool designs is the way the toymakers played to the naivete and innocence of their target audience. It struck me as I looked at the packaging........

"CAPTAIN SPACE, SOLAR SCOUT" "ATOMIC RAY GUN" "SUPER BEAM"

Kids today would roll their eyes at that kind of campy writ, but back then it comported perfectly with their mid century sensibilities. The innocence and ingenuousness of the kids for whom this was created is revealed in the manner it was advertised. A 10 year old today is so very far removed (and sadly so) from what a 10 year old was in the late 50s and early 60s.

[Hepcat]

What I love most beside the cool designs is the way the toymakers played to the naivete and innocence of their target audience.

"CAPTAIN SPACE, SOLAR SCOUT" "ATOMIC RAY GUN" "SUPER BEAM"

Yes, and they still get me today, and probably most of the rest of us!

[ChrisW]

Love those flowing lines...another great piece of super-atomic-age weaponry!

[bigbud]

A 10 year old today is so very far removed (and sadly so) from what a 10 year old was in the late 50s and early 60s.

Naw.......Gary, ya can't be too down on today's kids. They are apart of their environment for sure, but the parents have alot to say about that environment.   I think of you as an example....... doesn't matter the time period, your kids will grow up with the best of love and family. That can be hoped of any kid in any era. Your lament of the 50's and early 60's  echoes the same words spoken by parents IN the 50's and 60's. Those parents could recall a childhood of the 20's and 30's.  It's all good, if we work at making it good.  Buddy