Monday, January 26, 2015

Cap Gun Monday: Hubley OFFICIAL "38"


Among the dozens (hundreds?) of great cowboy cap guns, there were dang few detective pistols. This 5 1/2" snub nose .38 from Hubley was one of the best. Cap'n Bob Napier has one of these in a factory-installed cardboard holster that's still attached to the gun. That's probably for the best, or he might take it out and rob a liquor store.









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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2015 at 7:23 AM

    I notice the gun says "Tightrope" on one side. Any connection to the Mike Conners CBS series of the same name from 1959?

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  2. Evan LewisJanuary 26, 2015 at 8:46 AM

    Don't know. Wish I did.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2015 at 3:42 PM

    I would assume it was marketed as a tie-in with the Tightrope TV series, but I would also guess that near-identical models were also marketed with labels that said "Peter Gunn," "Richard Diamond," and "Dragnet."

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