When we were young 'uns my older brothers and me had stuff lying all over the house. One of these things, not mine, was a die-cast golden cap revolver.
It was probably bought by my older brother mail-order from Ellisdons of Liverpool.
I've never forgotten that golden toy cap gun.
Back Round 1992 I got a copy of Bill Breugman's amazing Toys of the Sixties. And bingo! There inside was what I think that toy was, the Gun of the Golden Agent by Hubley.
You can see it in the book, bottom left, here in a video I did 10 years ago, around the 5.18 minutes mark.
https://youtu.be/OtG-TGgCJFI?feature=shared
Further images online are scant to say the least, a search today revealing only these Hubley 1965 trade catalogue shots.
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There is another toy gun that looks a lot like the Gun of the Golden Agent, the Matt Helm SCE By Pilen of Spain.
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And one more I found, the Golden Sniper by Crescent, with James Bondish box art.
With the Golden Agent in mind and a wave of nostalgia descending, I thought I'd have a crack at making something like it.
With a Farm Shop plastic revolver, plastic pipes and a few bits, here's my memory lane golden special.
It was spytastic fun. Hope you like it.
Wow, a vintage toy firearm! Now, go out and shoot some bad guys! SFZ
ReplyDeleteThanks a bunch SF! I can't go out, I'll blow my cover!
DeleteAnother great addition to the Moonbase collection. That is certainly an impressive line-up of golden guns. I would have thought the golden Luger would be closer to something from The Man From U.N.C.L.E. There was also the Bond film, The Man With The Golden Gun.
ReplyDeleteThere's probably more golden toy guns Paul. They are very appealing.
DeleteI had the Golden Sniper set as a nipper!
ReplyDeleteFor a while I thought every secret agent came equipped with a Luger!
Wow, must have been a greAt set Looey!
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