Collecting Western Toy Guns

By Jim Schleyer

This new collectors reference guide is for all the "backyard buckaroos" past and present. Well illustrated and loaded with information, descriptions and current values for toy pistols, rifles,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896891216
• ISBN13: 9780896891210
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Books Americana
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 2.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 1.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Collecting Western Toy Guns

This is the leading book on collecting cap guns...Unfortunately it is out of print as it is the "Bible of Cap Gun Collecting...It has also become the pricing and valuation guide of the cap gun collecting hobby....

Collecting Western Toy Guns

This is a must have book for the Cap Gun Collector! This book is easy to understand and use as a reference guide. Lots of information that can't be found anywhere else.

Excellent work by some one who loves the subject.

I had the opportunity to purchase this book when it first came out. It is an excellent reference for those of us who collect western cap guns and who played with them as childern. Regardless of one's stance on the GUN vs ANTI-GUN debate, one must admit that many of the toys of the 40's to 60's were works of art. Real leather holsters. Guns that did not fall apart. Engraving. The research involved in the book is extensive. The descriptions of the toys are lovingly done. The pictures of the author and staff in cowboy and cowgirl gear give a down home touch. The photos of the guns are helpful for the flea market prowler. This is an excellent book for a limited audience.