Never too old

I am selling off a lot of my items, need to down size because of advancing old age, and had a table at the Wheaton, IL gun/CW show Fri/Sat and which was very successful as I sold a ton of my items. Was very happy as I probably sold over twenty items, From a nice complete Nambu rig, minty 96 Krag, trap door carbine and a bunch of other stuff. From a 1889 campaign hat to a number of bayonets etc. All good quality stuff I collected for over 60 yrs.
As I was breaking down the table to go, the guy next to me wanted a SAW canteen I had and he made me an offer I just couldn't resist. He said he would give me cash and this rare 1930-40 pistol. One look at the pistol and I almost "pea'ed" in my pants. I quickly traded and now I will begin to plant peas on the lawn around my house and probably the neighbor's grass, of course, by accident. :lol:, Never to old. Ray
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I have a friend that would also pea himself upon spying this piece...

That's neat, I didn't know Pea Shooters where real.

I found this in my basement a few years ago, and was impressed by the design of this child's toy pistol. It looks like a large pocket knife but un-folds into a pistol. Pat date is 1965.Attachment 87386Attachment 87387Attachment 87388

Think I have a spud gun somewhere in the house bedroom side cabinet I think................!

That 65 pistol is ingenious. I need to get some full peas, the split peas work but not that well. Although maybe I shouldn't change as the splits would only grow half the plants in the grass, :D Ray

Mattel couldn't make that again these days.

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

a spud gun

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Those I know about. Built a couple and blew one up in my hands once too. I think they all blowup though after so many shots.

I think Shawn Hogue had one of those on CMP a few days ago for around $2k...

Russ

Those I know about. Built a couple and blew one up in my hands once too. I think they all blowup though after so many shots.[/QUOTE]

The old spud guns. You would press a chunk of potato into the muzzle and use caps to shoot it out. Strictly short range but we had a lot of fun back in the 60's playing cop's and robber's or bovine movement specialist's and native indigenous people.

As kids we had a WWII vet that built us (the neighborhood gang) rubber band guns that shot inner tube bullets.
Nice thread, thanks for the refreshed memories.