| In the 60s and 70s when girls were playing with their | | | | ate this one up.Another gun from the era that wasn't |
| EZ Bake Ovens and making butter, boys were | | | | quite as popular and also very hard to find was the |
| playing with their guns. And boy did they have a ton | | | | G-Man Machine gun made by Linemar. The gun is |
| of them to choose from. In this second of a 3 part | | | | battery operated and makes quite a loud noise when |
| series, we'll take a look at some more of the guns | | | | you fire it. The gun is very odd looking, which may |
| kids had to choose from during those times.In our | | | | be part of the reason that it wasn't very popular |
| previous article we talked about the Man From Uncle | | | | when it came out.In the late 50s there was one really |
| set. Well, that wasn't the only spy set that you could | | | | odd looking gun that came out which was actually |
| get during the time. The 1960s also saw the Secret | | | | quite popular. It was the Hubley "Secret Rifle" that |
| Agent Transmitter Gun. This was a very unique piece | | | | had very odd ejectable bullets. It had a cocking |
| of equipment. It looked like a radio but it fired bullets. | | | | mechanism like no gun before or after it. If you yank |
| It's not very big at 5 inches by 3 inches and doesn't | | | | on the handle the gun actually extends. The gun |
| look very real. But kids loved playing with this thing | | | | comes with 7 brass bullets that you insert into the |
| because it was so deceptive. The gun actually came | | | | cartridge. The bullets eject through the wide window |
| with plastic bullets that when you loaded them into | | | | in the gun. The gun itself is made of a combination of |
| the radio and pulled the trigger they came flying out. | | | | plastic and metal. It's hard to say that this gun looks |
| This was probably one of the more dangerous toys | | | | anything like a real gun because of its odd |
| of the era.GI Joe was a very popular action figure of | | | | appearance.And if you are looking for something small |
| the 60s. Well, there was no way toy makers weren't | | | | that you can fit in the palm of your hand, there was |
| going to cash in on the GI Joe craze and give the | | | | the Mini Pistols of the 60s. The guns included a 45, |
| kids a gun that they could hold themselves. Enter the | | | | Luger, Patroller and a Derringer. These guns were |
| GI Joe Machine Gun. The gun was 25 inches long and | | | | literally smaller than your hand. Each one came with 5 |
| you had to have a bit of strength to pull back the | | | | bullets. Each gun came in its own color and none of |
| firing bolt. This was one very well made weapon. The | | | | them looked very real. But they were certainly fun to |
| gun comes with a strap so you can hang it on your | | | | play with.In our last installment of this series we'll |
| shoulder. The multi coloring of the gun doesn't make | | | | take a look at some guns from the old west and |
| it look very real but it still does look very cool. Kids | | | | other odds and ends. |