Lone Star Gambler spud gun

Lone Star Gambler spud gun

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robsa

Original Poster:

2,330 posts

191 months

Friday 27th January 2017
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Hi guys,

Apologies if this isn't in the right place to post! Just thought some of you may find this interesting. I have been after one of these for years, literally. And I finally manage to secure one, and its BNIB! Never been fired! Well, it has now, and it works a treat. Doubling up the caps really propels the spud quite nicely. I'd love to fit a rifled barrel in it!
They also made a chrome-plated automatic style one called a 'secret agent' or something, and apparently there are a few out there which were run-out models that the designer had tweaked, supposedly making it much more powerful and accurate! So rare though, just getting a really rough one like mine is hard enough.



Einion Yrth

19,575 posts

251 months

Friday 27th January 2017
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robsa said:
Hi guys,

Apologies if this isn't in the right place to post! Just thought some of you may find this interesting. I have been after one of these for years, literally. And I finally manage to secure one, and its BNIB! Never been fired! Well, it has now, and it works a treat. Doubling up the caps really propels the spud quite nicely. I'd love to fit a rifled barrel in it!
They also made a chrome-plated automatic style one called a 'secret agent' or something, and apparently there are a few out there which were run-out models that the designer had tweaked, supposedly making it much more powerful and accurate! So rare though, just getting a really rough one like mine is hard enough.


You're completely barking; good luck to you.thumbup

robsa

Original Poster:

2,330 posts

191 months

Friday 27th January 2017
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Thanks! smile

I wonder if the law changed regarding these, and thats why they disappeared? I suppose technically they are a fire-arm of sorts!

Wacky Racer

38,972 posts

254 months

Friday 27th January 2017
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I had one of those in 1957....biggrin

Fancy a holster for it?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-LEATHER-LONE-STA...

robsa

Original Poster:

2,330 posts

191 months

Friday 27th January 2017
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Wow! That is a great find; they advertise that holster on the back of the box! Very cool... £28 though, not sure I want it that much even if it is ultra-rare

anonymous-user

61 months

Friday 27th January 2017
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i'm sure i had a metal ones of these, was great fun.

tumble dryer

2,085 posts

134 months

Friday 27th January 2017
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robsa said:
Hi guys,

Apologies if this isn't in the right place to post! Just thought some of you may find this interesting. I have been after one of these for years, literally. And I finally manage to secure one, and its BNIB! Never been fired! Well, it has now, and it works a treat. Doubling up the caps really propels the spud quite nicely. I'd love to fit a rifled barrel in it!
They also made a chrome-plated automatic style one called a 'secret agent' or something, and apparently there are a few out there which were run-out models that the designer had tweaked, supposedly making it much more powerful and accurate! So rare though, just getting a really rough one like mine is hard enough.


wobble


hehe

bristolracer

5,626 posts

156 months

Tuesday 31st January 2017
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robsa said:
Hi guys,

Apologies if this isn't in the right place to post! Just thought some of you may find this interesting. I have been after one of these for years, literally. And I finally manage to secure one, and its BNIB! Never been fired! Well, it has now, and it works a treat. Doubling up the caps really propels the spud quite nicely. I'd love to fit a rifled barrel in it!
They also made a chrome-plated automatic style one called a 'secret agent' or something, and apparently there are a few out there which were run-out models that the designer had tweaked, supposedly making it much more powerful and accurate! So rare though, just getting a really rough one like mine is hard enough.


Your mummy didn't let you have one when you were a child. Did she?










Neither did mine cry

Yertis

18,665 posts

273 months

Tuesday 31st January 2017
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robsa said:
Hi guys,


They also made a chrome-plated automatic style one called a 'secret agent'
They did these in black too – my weapon of choice aged 9. Lone Star also made very realistic 'toy' Luger.

Kawasicki

13,462 posts

242 months

Sunday 18th June 2017
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I had one of these in the 70's. I fired it so much it wore out. It was a lot of fun.

Glosphil

4,499 posts

241 months

Tuesday 20th June 2017
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Yertis said:
They did these in black too – my weapon of choice aged 9. Lone Star also made very realistic 'toy' Luger.
I had the Luger - black die-cast metal with brown plastic butt grips - meant to resemble wood. Was thrown away less than a year ago.

55palfers

6,005 posts

171 months

Tuesday 20th June 2017
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The potato juice used to corrode the little cartridge.

I can smell the smell of the caps now.

generationx

7,504 posts

112 months

Wednesday 21st June 2017
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Glosphil said:
...brown plastic butt grips...
hehe

Simpo Two

87,036 posts

272 months

Friday 23rd June 2017
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robsa said:
I wonder if the law changed regarding these, and thats why they disappeared? I suppose technically they are a fire-arm of sorts!
It was probably not the gun but the caps, which contained cordite.