Can anyone tell me about this gun??

[Ghooge2008]

It's a toy gun that my 8 month old just recieved from his grandfather...my father in-law. I was wondering if anyone knew the era these were produced in. He said it was his fathers so its coming down from 4 generations. I'm going to make a little minature gun rack and put it on his wall. it still wotks and will shoot the little wine bottle cork bullet i made for it across the room!

[Angus]

Daisy mfg. bought King mfg. and had stopped using the King name by 1940.

http://www.plymouthhistory.org/findingaids/rg18findingaid.htm

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Daisy-Outdoor-Products-Inc-Company-History.html

this is all the info I could drum up. Looks like its from the 1920's though.

[towerclimber37]

I'm on it. I'll let you know when I get the information...I CAN tell you that it was probably made around the early 1900's..perhaps around 1928 or so. that's when the Markham air rifle company changed it's name to King.

I'll know more when I receive an email back from a fella.

Edited October 22, 2008 by towerclimber37

[ninja128]

One thing is for sure. .... it's older than me!

[Guest EDWSRTN]

I used to have one of thouse guns when i was a kid. ( 1957) This much i do know that when you hit a dog in the gas-hole he jumps. Little kid then did'nt know better but it sure as hell was funny at the time.

[Guest m&pc9]

This much i do know that when you hit a dog in the gas-hole he jumps.

[Guest 04heritage]

im almost sure from the 40s i used to play with the one my dad had