Toy Cap Guns for all the little Cowboys & IndiansRemember those summer days with scatterings of the blast of Cap Guns? We offer our selection of Toy Cap Guns at very reasonable prices. Designed for kids, these replica cap guns make great theatrical props as well! Choose from cap guns in the following categories:
Western Rifle Cap Guns,
Western Pistol Cap Guns, Frontiersman
Rifles, Frontiersman Cap Shooting Pistols,
Military & Hunting Cap Rifles,
To really get into the make-believe aspects of toys guns, the following toy
categories will be useful: Bow
& Arrow Sets; Kids'
Costumes, Toy Cap Gun &
Bow/Arrow Accessories, and Indian
Tepees. Be sure to check out our
Cowboy Hats for
that finishing touch! A cap gun is a toy gun that makes a loud bank similar to a gunshot and a puff of smoke when the trigger is pulled. Cap guns were originally made of cast iron, but after World War II were made of zinc alloy, and most newer models are made of plastic. Cap guns get their name from the small discs of explosive compounds that provide the noise and smoke, effectively the same as the separate percussion cap used to replace the flintlock in real firearms. Caps are actually small versions of percussion fireworks. Ring cap guns are usually modeled after revolver pistols, with the cap ring placed in the cylinder section of the toy gun. When the trigger is pulled, the cylinder rotates a new cap into place, the hammer is drawn back, and then released; the shock causes the cap to explode harmlessly, producing noise and smoke. Cap guns in the United States must be manufactured with a bright orange, red, or yellow tip placed over the "muzzle" of the cap gun, or with the entire gun made in these or other bright colors. |
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