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Richard Strom has been collecting Cap Guns for a
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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.
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| 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
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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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