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[Aragorn243]

The first is indeed a toy rifle. It may have been made by Paris Dunn but it is not a training rifle. I have both types, Army and Navy and they can be looked at here:

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=69384

The company had a good thing going and made these for years after the war. This is a simplified version of the Army version which is in turn a simplified version of the Navy version. Cadet corps, Boy Scouts, etc may have used them but they were also under a lot of Christmas trees. Not really much to restore with it, it looks to be in about average condition for the type. There's no scale to your photo so is this a full scale or smaller scale rifle? I have one that I have not photographed that is roughly 2/3rd's scale for smaller kids.

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[Singer B]

The first is indeed a toy rifle. It may have been made by Paris Dunn but it is not a training rifle. I have both types, Army and Navy and they can be looked at here:

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=69384

The company had a good thing going and made these for years after the war. This is a simplified version of the Army version which is in turn a simplified version of the Navy version. Cadet corps, Boy Scouts, etc may have used them but they were also under a lot of Christmas trees. Not really much to restore with it, it looks to be in about average condition for the type. There's no scale to your photo so is this a full scale or smaller scale rifle? I have one that I have not photographed that is roughly 2/3rd's scale for smaller kids.

I think that you and RossMkII are both correct reference it being a Paris Dunn. I think it is one of the smaller ones. Since it doesn't have any collector value, it looks like it is going to get the full treatment!!

[Aragorn243]

I think that you and RossMkII are both correct reference it being a Paris Dunn. I think it is one of the smaller ones. Since it doesn't have any collector value, it looks like it is going to get the full treatment!!

I wouldn’t say it has no collector value, toys are collectible, toy guns are popular. I collect toys and as with all things, original condition is the most sought after but restorations are common and can be worth more than a poor example in original condition.