Grandpa's "cork gun". Who made it? *New pics added*

[revho]

***New pics added further down in the topic.

Grandpa got this when he was a young boy. He was born in 1919, so that dates it, kinda. Not sure if it was new then, but I can assume it was. He told me it was a cork gun, to shoot small corks out of it and it is very worn from time and lots of use. The trigger drops down when you pull the lever on top back to cock it. When you cock it, a spring pulls the internal back into the barrel. There is extremely faint markings or words stamped into the barrel on the top. Only visible in sunlight and even then too faint to see a company name or makers mark. Wife and I have been looking online and I cant find any images like it.

What say you?

 

[joe52853]

Very cool momento of your grandfathers.

 

[PatrickinGa]

WOW, what a keepsake to be proud of.

 

[rwsmith]

Wow, that's old

That's old even by my standards! The Pop Guns I remember had the cork on a string which would only let it fly about 6". When you cocked it, the string drew back into the barrel and reset the cork for another 'Pop'. I guess later on it was 'Nerf' guns.

 

[revho]

Grandpa's "cork gun". Who made it?

I'll see if the sun is out today and if my camera or Ipad can capture any of the marks that are left on the barrel.

 

[Cdog]

That's the oldest one I've seen. I haven't thought about those in years.

Congrats on your fine acquisition from Grand Pa!

 

[revho]

Grandpa's "cork gun". Who made it?

Looks like the sun might not visit here today. Here is another poor light picture of it next to a 686-3 4" for size reference.

 

[lawandorder]

See if you can find a photo of your Grandpa when he was a small boy and frame the photo and cap gun in a shadowbox.

 

[OFT II]

Looks like a Glock prototype to me.

 

[Skunkhome]

Looks like a Daisy. Just something about the lines.

 

[Skunkhome]

Something about the shape of the metal and the trigger screams Daisy. Never seem a cork pistol but early cork guns with stocks resemble faintly.

 

[feralmerril]

Not the same but looks similar.

Antique Daisy Toy Cork Gun

 

[jlrhiner]

Try this one;

Daisy Cork Gun Montgomery Wards For Sale at GunAuction.com

Looks like yours might have had the stock replaced to a pistol type. Neat old gun.

 

[RonJ]

I ruined mine by putting firecrackers in the muzzle. It had a wooden stock.

 

[kennyb]

wow...very nice!

 

[BUFF]

Growing up, we had one like that. Our cats all hated it.

 

[revho]

Grandpa's "cork gun". Who made it?

This is as best I can get...

 

[revho]

Grandpa's "cork gun". Who made it?

 

[WuzzFuzz]

You might try a chalkboard eraser that's still full of white chalk dust. Pat the eraser over the top of the markings. The dust should settle in the markings, without hurting anything...When you're done, you could use a rag dampened with water, but W D 40 would probably be better to get the dust off after you've read what it has to say.


THEN.....Go to a Hobby Lobby sort of store, if you've got one in your neighborhood...Get a glass enclosed shadow box, and mount that puppy in the box. Then put the box somewhere up high out of reach, of any little visitors you might have, yet you can admire what you have.

Also, if it were me...I'd either type up a piece of paper giving the history of it, or hand write out the history, sign and date it. Then tape that paper on the back of the box...Then you've got a real piece of heirloom for yourself.

WuzzFuzz