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Hubley was from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and
started in 1894. The Hubley company made some of the finest Cap Guns you ever
saw. The Texans and the Cowboy were especially popular. They made guns with
nice scrollwork and some that were gold. They are still considered very
valuable collector's items. If you collect Cap Guns, then (besides Nichols
Industries Cap Guns, of course!!!) you have got to have a good collection of
Hubleys.
One of their most popular Cap Guns was from The Rifleman
television show starring Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. It had that special
cocking lever so he could really fire quickly. There are several examples in
this Hubley section.
Then there is their fabulous Colt 45 that was a full-sized model
of the Civil War pistol. I love it!
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Early Cowboy by Hubley
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Sort of
"Just Because I Could" I'm sticking 2 examples of the same Cap Gun on here; the
one on the bottom is the highly polished nickel version and the one on the top
is not. The slightly interesting thing is that the one on the bottom doesn't
have a red star. Curious. Since these are Chuck Quinn's, then you have to think
that perhaps they didn't always paint the star red, as his are usually DEAD
MINT, like these.
This is what the box looked
like for the above early model of Cowboy.
More Chuck Quinn
stuff.
Here's the same basic
Hubley Cowboy, but dedicated to Roy Rogers. Click on photo to see
close-up.
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The Ultra Rare
Hubley Lone Ranger
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This Cap Gun is so doggone rare
that it may as well not even exist. Some people would easily believe that it
doesn't. But it does. Which is bound to lead to just a tad of controversy. In
Schleyer's Backyard Buckaroos, he says that it is a cast-iron gun from around
1940 and may be a factory prototype. But it is quite rare and costs more than
most real pistols. Naturally it is exactly the same gun as the Roy Rogers
listed above.
Photos by Jamie Linford
Cap Gun from Tom Winge
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Hubley
Cowboy
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The Hubley Cowboy is your basic
big Cap Gun. In fact, it may have been the most popular Cap Gun of its
time.
However, its popularity was due to some good marketing and that
led to a lot of its longevity. These days there are quite a few Cap Guns that
have passed it in popularity, as their quality (and scarcity) is
higher.
I hope that you folks will
remember that you too can have your favorite Cap Guns on this website. Send the
photos in, preferably in 320 x 240 resolution, and we will give you a
"plug."
PROMOTE THE
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| These photos of this
gold Hubley Cowboy were furnished by Rob Unkefer. |
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And here's a nice gold
Cowboy, BUT WITH A BOX!!! I just can't imagine that there are many boxes out
there. Especially of this particular model. This Cowboy Classic was a special
offering from Hubley and the full set is now quite rare.
A nice offering
from Rich Hall
Now this is
one that you don't see very often. It's a standard gold Cowboy, but this one
has a dummy hammer. For dummies? But you know how some politicos have nothing
better to do with their time than makes stupid laws.
Thanks! To Dave
Klahn of The Ten Gallon Hat.
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And here's some green
grips and a Cowboy that sure looks dark and not "chromy" at all.
A nice offering
from Bud & Edith Dashiell |
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More Nice Hubley
Cowboy Photos
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These Hubley Cowboy photos
were simply too good to pass up. There's nothing quite like a really decent
photographer taking good Cap Gun photos.
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Extremely Rare Black Satin Cowboy
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This is a very special
prototype gun produced by Hubley. Only two are known to exist. This one was a
part of Jim Scheyler's personal collection. He included a letter verifying this
is the prototype gun that is featured in the book. It has a see-thru brown
grips with colors swirled into it. Notice that the angle of the grip is a
little different than the standard Cowboy pictured above. This particular gun
is absolutely unfired. A real treasure.
This offering is from our friend Scott
McCollum of Cap Gun Treasures.
Don Raker submits this
one from a photo he took at a Cap Gun show of Frank McMath's custom Hubley
Cowboy with the Buntline barrel.
Here is a simple Cap Gun
that isn't seen very much. A Hubley Cowboy Junior! WITH THE BOX!!!
This photo is
from Jack Rosenthal of Toys and More.
And here's another Cowboy
Jr., but this one has the black grips.
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Cowboy Junior in Gold! (Mint)
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Hubley Champ
1911 Style Pistol
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The 1911 Colt .45 caliber
semi-automatic pistol by John Browning has been one of the longest enduring
firearms of all time. Today there are plenty of major (and minor) manufacturers
making it and it is very popular. Why? Good design in the first place. Well
here it is in toy form.
Photos by Doug Hamilton |
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And here
is a slightly different version of the Champ. It is bound to be a later model,
for it has the star emblem on the grips instead of the rearing colt. These are
BIG thumbnails, but if you click on them, you will see larger photos.
Photos thanks to
Dharam Damama |
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