I just came across this 1960s TV commercial for a toy called King Zor, made by Ideal. It is a battery-powered dinosaur, that came with a dart-firing pistol (which looks to be a cross between a Luger and a Mauser).
When you hit a disc on the tail, the monster spun round - slowly - and fired small plastic balls at you. A toy that shoots back.
When the protruding tongue of King Zor hit an object, the dinosaur turned away, and headed off in a different direction. It came with five missiles (plastic balls), and five darts - batteries not included.
Power was provided by two D Cell batteries, housed in the bottom of the toy. Copyright date on the box is 1962, Ideal Toy Corporation, Hollis, New York.
Some of the guns appear to have been all-green, others were two-tone, assuming the guns are original to the sets. The boxes look to have been fairly flimsy, and not many have survived.
There was even a board game, although this does not appear to have involved firing actual projectiles. This is also dated 1962, Ideal Toy Corporation.
Four photographs from Worthpoint.
Paul Adams from New Zealand
