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Richard Strom has been collecting Cap Guns for a long time, but focuses mostly on Nichols Cap Guns.
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NICHOLS GUNS
(in Uncle Talley's order)




VARIOUS OTHER COLLECTIONS



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Now here's one that I actually have. A Buccaneer Heirloom Dueling Set. Now if mine were only the gold Stallion Model 61's.



This is one of those rare cases where the doggone bullets are worth as much as the rest of the set. 3-piece bullets from Nichols that are original are rather expensive.



Nichols made these in 2 versions for some reason I don't know. But they are simply reversed colors. This one looks in much better condition than mine.



Here's how it came before you put it together.



Here is the Tophand 250 Turret Bracket Bike Gun. This is rare because it was not very popular. The first time you crashed your bike you were likely to also tear this gun (or the mounting) to pieces. So you don't see very many and this one is in excellent shape.



I haven't one clue about this one except to say that it must have been made in the "desperation days" when Kusan was trying to stay afloat and would make anything they thought would sell. It doesn't even have a Circle "N."



This is the same gun, albeit with different lighting conditions. I also Photoshopped the photo above it so that you could tell it was the same gun.



Here's a Stallion 22 with a Miller holster.



Very nice collection of Nichols Cap Guns!



Here's TWO FULL SETS of the famous Stallion 38 "Double" play. Really nice and really rare. (Click on photo to see it enlarged.)



Nice caps, bullets and a Stallion.



Lots of Dyna-Mites and a Paint.



A wall of Nichols Cap Guns. Looks like Roland Adams in the photo. Naturally he was slightly younger in those days. (Click on photo to see it enlarged.)



Stallions, Stallions and more Stallions! (and a couple of Paints?)



Okay, even more Stallions. I hate to admit it, but Richard has probably 4 times as many Stallions (or Nichols Cap Guns for that matter) as I do. Plus he has a lot of stuff that barely even reached the market. And VARIATIONS!!! I tried to get him to adopt me, but "No Go." (Be sure to click on this photo to see it really big. You'll have to scroll because I decided to make it easier to see details.)



Nice room and I suspect that there's more we don't see. I especially like the dealer's display boards like you see here in the lower right side.

Here's something you will probably never see in anybody else's collection. It is a flash remover for a Nichols (version 2) Detective. How this works is that two mirror images of this are put into a clicker press and then when it comes together, the flashing on the sprue is cut off. That's a rough explanation, but close to the point. In others words, after you do this, then your Detective parts are separated from each other and ready for the next step, which is plating. Then the sprue is re-melted to be cast into something again.
You can click on the photos to see them larger.




Three friends enjoying the day. From left to right: Richard Strom, Mike Nichols and Rich Hall. (I have the least number, and quality, of Nichols Cap Guns, so I'm definitely at a disadvantage in talking about my own subject!) This photo taken at my house. (Mike)



Here's Guy Nichols and Mike Nichols clowning it up at Richard's house. As you can see there is not much more room for cap guns. 100% of these are Nichols Cap Guns. The other walls of this room are just as crowded. Richard credits his wife with being patient so he can have a collection.



One of the clowns is the same. The thinner one is Richard.


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