One of my recent acquisitions is this JR21 Thunderbirds water pistol, sadly missing it's finger guard, but something I remember owning as a youngster.
TV 21 carried plenty of adverts for these inexpensive toy guns, along with their dearer Thunderbird toys, although the water pistol did get a half page all to itself.
The water pistol was apparently released first in 1965, followed in 1966 with a blue, and later a green version of the cap firing pistol.
Both look great, but I think from a nostalgic point of view, I prefer the water pistol.
Nice, yes, I had the water pistol version too. Nice toy, along with the Captain Scarlet sucker dart gun.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Kev. I also had the C21 Captain Scarlet water pistol which was pretty accurate to what we saw on screen, too. Sadly, like lots of our memorable toys long lost over the years.
DeleteA fab water pistol which I'm sure I had as well Scoop. I've found a few knockoffs over the years too. I reckon the green cap gun is a rarer item, you don't see too many of those.
ReplyDeleteYou may well be right about the cap gun, Woodsy. I got the impression that the water pistol was more popular.
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