Space Pilot Jet Ray Gun
Toy Gun
1972-1982 (manufactured)
1972-1982 (manufactured)
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Toy ray gun, made from injection moulded white plastic. At the muzzle is a cone-shaped protrusion, made from blue plastic. Immediately behind the barrel is a ribbed section along the top of the gun, made from transparent red plastic. Behind this are two small, side-facing, circular windows with crosshair details. Through these transparent parts, sparks can be seen when the metal trigger is pulled. In front of the pistol grip is a 'magazine', with moulded detail of four missiles. At the rear, on both sides, is a grille decorated with a generic atomic diagram, through which the sound of the mechanism passes when the trigger is pulled.
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Title | Space Pilot Jet Ray Gun (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Injection-moulded polystyrene; metal |
Brief description | Toy gun, Space Pilot Jet Ray Gun; with sparkling action and sound effect; white plastic & metal, Hong Kong, 1970s? |
Physical description | Toy ray gun, made from injection moulded white plastic. At the muzzle is a cone-shaped protrusion, made from blue plastic. Immediately behind the barrel is a ribbed section along the top of the gun, made from transparent red plastic. Behind this are two small, side-facing, circular windows with crosshair details. Through these transparent parts, sparks can be seen when the metal trigger is pulled. In front of the pistol grip is a 'magazine', with moulded detail of four missiles. At the rear, on both sides, is a grille decorated with a generic atomic diagram, through which the sound of the mechanism passes when the trigger is pulled. |
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Production type | Mass produced |
Object history | Part of the Edward Castle collection. |
Production | Several versions of this gun in different colours and varying details were made by different manufacturers in Japan, China and Hong Kong. |
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Accession number | B.528-2016 |
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Record created | November 14, 2016 |
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