McGlashan Coin Shooting Pistol
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The McGlashan Coin Shooting Pistol was first introduced in 1945by the McGlashan Air Machine Gun
Company that was located in Los Angeles, California. McGlashan was better known as the maker of the BB Machine Gun used by the military for training the Army Air Corp and US Navy personnel during WW2.
The Coin Shooting Pistol was designed for the Carnival trade and Amusement Parks and was sold in sets of four with chains and eye bolts to attach to stall counters. When first introduced the operater was expected to setup prizes on boards/stands. Contestants were expected to knock the prize off to win. Tarps behind the prizes would catch the booth operators earnings
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In 1946
, McGlashan was offering targets that were more difficult and had to have five "Aces" on the target board knocked down to win. Aces were able to be remotely reset by the operator. Pistols were not marked "McGlashan". Markings on left side are "Made in U.S.A.", and right side has "Pat. Pend."
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McGlashan designed the guns to look and feel like the FN Model 1903 automatic pistol. A large coil spring shoots the coin, while a second smaller spring located in the breech gives the impression of recoil from an automatic slide.
McGlashan Air Machine Gun
The McGlashan BB Machine Gun is a training weapon capable of firing BBs.During World War II, the USAAF and US Navy used thousands of MacGlashan BB machine guns to hone the skills of aerial gunnery. This much larger gun is cycled by an electric solenoid and powered by compressed air...
Company that was located in Los Angeles, California. McGlashan was better known as the maker of the BB Machine Gun used by the military for training the Army Air Corp and US Navy personnel during WW2.
The Coin Shooting Pistol was designed for the Carnival trade and Amusement Parks and was sold in sets of four with chains and eye bolts to attach to stall counters. When first introduced the operater was expected to setup prizes on boards/stands. Contestants were expected to knock the prize off to win. Tarps behind the prizes would catch the booth operators earnings
.
In 1946
, McGlashan was offering targets that were more difficult and had to have five "Aces" on the target board knocked down to win. Aces were able to be remotely reset by the operator. Pistols were not marked "McGlashan". Markings on left side are "Made in U.S.A.", and right side has "Pat. Pend."
.
McGlashan designed the guns to look and feel like the FN Model 1903 automatic pistol. A large coil spring shoots the coin, while a second smaller spring located in the breech gives the impression of recoil from an automatic slide.