My favorite toy find thus far

abbynormal

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• Oct 18, 2014

• #1

I just loooove finding cool old toys.

Found this yesterday at the defunct playground at one of my honey holes.

It is pretty big, at 5.25 inches long and 3 inches high. I can't figure out what kind of gun it is supposed to represent, so if anyone has a guess I'd love to hear it. I find a lot of items from the 1920's in this spot, but it was in use earlier than that and stopped being used in the early 60's.

Happy hunting everyone!

 

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SeabeeRon

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• Oct 18, 2014

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That is a very cool find! Any markings on it you can read?

 

archaeology22

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• Oct 18, 2014

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Definitely artillery. Unsure if it represents a particular type, although it looks similar to the 8 inch guns we fired in Fort Sill. Nice find btw

 

METALMANIAC-NY

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• Oct 18, 2014

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Very cool find! Nice dig

 

abbynormal

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• Oct 18, 2014

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Thanks guys - I cannot find any marking on it. Thinking it might be related to the dime store soldiers like my grandfather had. It looks like similar construction.