A question to all Gun fans

[Frank]

Can anyone tell me what kind of gun this toy is imitating and if so was the gun available 1906?
http://www.buysend.co.uk//gallery/wm5726_0.jpg

I am kind of a noob when it comes to guns. I thought it might be a Colt Single Action Army, but I don't know. It's for a project that you'll all see very soon.

 

[terryhimself]

It is sort of a copy of a Smith&Wesson style. I believe this style began post WW2.

 

[Grey]

Uh... well... typing "Colt Single Action Army" into google leads us to the following image, among many others, so I think it's fair to say that no they clearly are not similar.

 

[yodakiller1138]

I'm no expert, but Looks like a 357 Magnum or some such gun. After 1950 at least.

 

[BAK55]

It seems to me that a lot of toy guns packaged on a card such as this is marketing the same toy gun with the impression that younger customers won't know the difference between a modern firearm to something more to a certain era. The attitude being, a toy gun is a toy gun.

I've purchased a few of these myself, modifying the grip and barrel to something more along to the '30's and '40's type of revolver.

 

[Frank]

Alright then, I'll keep searching for a toy version of a western gun.

 

[WinstonWolf359]

Looks like a Smith and Wesson M29 .44 Magnum, Dirty Harry-style. Definitely not a 1906-vintage pistol.

 

[applefish]

Looks like a Smith and Wesson M29 .44 Magnum, Dirty Harry-style. Definitely not a 1906-vintage pistol.

Totaly agree !! looks like a S & W model 29 ! But only produced since 1955 , not 1906 !!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_&_Wesson_Model_29

 

[BedlamX]

Are you searching for a "western" gun as in cowboy-style? If so, there are tons of toy guns out there. Here's just one from a quick search. I got a ton of hits searching for toy cowboy guns.

http://www.cowtowncowboy.com/Prod-40-1-516-251/Toy_Guns-Short_Single_Barrel_Gun.htm

If you want one more in line with civil war to right after, colt 1858 and 1860 replicas can be found pretty easily.

 

[BAK55]

Are you searching for a "western" gun as in cowboy-style? If so, there are tons of toy guns out there. Here's just one from a quick search. I got a ton of hits searching for toy cowboy guns.

http://www.cowtowncowboy.com/Prod-40-1-516-251/Toy_Guns-Short_Single_Barrel_Gun.htm

If you want one more in line with civil war to right after, colt 1858 and 1860 replicas can be found pretty easily.

I, too, had found many sites that sell the "western" or "cowboy" guns. The problem is one has to keep in mind that many of these have been made to fit smaller hands. A good clue is looking at the trigger guard in relation to the size of the toy.

There are full sized models out there. Just be aware of what you're looking at.

 

[Crynyd]

I've had good luck with this site. Not all the products have something in the picture to gauge size, but this might be close to what you're looking for:

http://www.kapowwe.com/gonher-lawman.html

 

[Frank]

The problem is finding one that ships to Brazil, and is orange enough, so I don't have any problem with customs.

 

[BAK55]

This is the sort of thing that nags at me until I can find something that may work for the size of the gun and the customs issue.

The following is a review of a toy gun available on Amazon. From other sites, I've learned the overall length is 11 inches which I scaled up to print and compared to a similar western toy gun I have and it is a full sized model from what I can determin. Click on the image to get to the order page.

http://www.amazon.com/review/R3I3MCBO22DI6I

 

[RPGnerd]

It's a .44 cal Ruger Redhawk not period, but not a .357. The Redhawk came out in 1979 by Sturm, Ruger & Company. With the cheezy checkered grips instead of the Rosewood or Walnut grips. (they now use rubber grips) I own one.

 

[Frank]

Hey what about these?


Can anyone what gun their copying?

 

[STARTREKTOS]

That gun looks a little closer to a colt. The thing to look at are cowboy style single action revolvers. That is the style they used http://www.franklingunshop.com/cowboy-western/ this site shows a gun made in 1906. The one at the top of the page. It does look similar to the one in your pic. I would however use the one in the link as a guide and then look for a toy one to match. Hope this helps.

 

[SSgt Burton]

Looks like a Colt 45 1873 revolver.

Not exactly but pretty similar.


Kevin

 

[RPGnerd]

SSgt Burtons correct, they are Colt Peacemakers, AKA Single Action Army revolvers....much better than the 1970's magnum first shown.