People like guns!
Whether it is because of the resounding staccato echo of their firing, the acrid smell of burning gunpowder, the hard fast recoil, or the sheer power of a pistol, or rifle to inflict bodily harm. They are controversial, and used responsibly, they can be fun.
Either way, let us begin.
As in any field of collecting, there are items that sold well, but now have no value. There are items that sold poorly that have no value. Sometimes you never know. Upon checking several resources such as Ebay, and Price Guides), I now offer you my unofficial list of valuable toy guns. All values are approximate, as one mans treasure is another mans dross. To simplify the list, I shall break it down into 2 categories: Space, and Toy weapons.
SPACE WEAPONERY
1. Flash Gordon double Ray gun set, 1935 Louis Marx $2000+
2. Flash Gordon Signal Pistol with portrait on barrel, Kin $ 400+
3. Steven Cap Gun, 1880, serpent design $ 500+
4. Buck Rogers Atomic Pistol, 1935 Daisy, Gold/Black metal Friction firing pin area $ 300+
5. Buck Rogers 25th Century Ray Gun 10", Daisy 1934 $ 200+
TOY WEAPONS
1. Roy Rogers double gun/holster set. Leather belt with Roy Rogers and Trigger buckle. Plastic grip, Cowboy 1950's $250+
2. Gene Autry Double Gun/Holster set. Leather belt, white handled guns. Rare set. Leslie Henry (LH) on gun. $125+
3. Lone Ranger Double gun/holster set. Nichols 38 gun set Silver bullets in black belt. Rare $550+
4. Lone Ranger Mattel Fanner Double Holster Black leather Adjustable belt. Cap guns $150+
5. Tom Mix Ralston Vigilante Black Metal Gun with checkered grips. 8 3/4" long.$ 70+
6. Hubley Set. Double gun/holster set. Plastic white handle grips. $ 50+
If you are looking to sell your working guns, or just to classify them for insurance purposes. There are some things you should look at making note of. They are: 1. Make
2. Model
3. Serial Number
4. Calibre
5. Barrel Length
6. Type of finish
7. Type of stock and grips
8. Mechanical condition
9. Bore condition
10. General markings
From this point, you can search on the internet to find gun purchasers. Very vital is the shipping however. Follow the instructions you get from the purchaser and the government carefully. You never know when a wayward postal employee might just find your carefully wrapped weapon!
A good collector is Steve Howard of Past Tyme Pleasures. You can get hold of him if you have American Percussion and early cartridge firearms from 1840-1920. His contact information is:
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