I first posted this in 2009. Yes, 13 years ago, which is hard for me to believe.
Anyway I've always adored these toys, which I've only ever seen in this post!
These fabulous 007 toys, part of the spy craze that ran alongside the space craze, belong to erstwhile blog reader Ferryman. He explains that both toys were based on existing ray gun tooling with barrel and butt attachments.
The Lone Star one (top 3 pics) is well known for having made various appearances as Dalek and Star Trek guns over the years. The smaller gun is less frequently seen but its original form appears to be heavily influenced by the Lone Star Dan Dare gun. The smaller gun has no makers name on it and simply says made in Hong Kong.
The bottom picture is a comparison of both.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing way back when Ferryman.
Did you have anything like this readers?
https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2013/03/shoot-to-thrill.html?m=1
ReplyDeleteStingray version too
I had the Lone Star one, when it claimed to be from Star Trek, but as it looks nothing like a Phaser I was always disappointed.
ReplyDeleteThis one Mish? I see what you mean https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images4/1/0714/15/vintage-star-trek-rocket-gun-box-lone_1_2b398341380fcb4a2b2b5a84fb72d9a4.jpg
DeleteI can't imagine that thing could be anything but dangerous - I do not recall anything similar here in the US...
ReplyDeleteI had the Stingray gun and I instantly scoped it here!
ReplyDeleteOh man, they'd never make toys like that these days...
Although having said that, Nerf guns seem to have filled that demand with soft foam filled safeness!