A LOOK AT THE JR21 MULTI-DIRECTIONAL WATER PISTOL

 

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. 

The water pistol, along with it’s cap firing counterpart were a pretty good rendition of the pistol used by the Tracy brothers in the series.

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.