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Originally Posted by Sieger
Both my brother and I were given cap firing Lugers at Christmas of 1959...
These were, probably, about 90% of original Luger size. If memory serves, they were made by "Marks".
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"Marx", like the comedian brothers.
I had one of the Marx Lugers; it was about 3" long IIRC. It was one in a series that Marx put out, some others being a Thompson SMG [about 6" long], a Colt SAA w/7 1/2" simulated barrel, a flintlock (it didn'r sell well), and a couple others I don't recall now.
I still have two of the Colt SAA's, one with corroded finish, one in good shape. They're 3 1/2" OAL, with white plastic grips. They're not anatomically correct, as the cylinder doesn't rotate and the front half tilts down like a Webley to insert the cap. I have the cardboard backing that the Colt toy was tied to; it simply says 'Marx Collectors Series'.
The Marx Luger was big enough for a 1959 9-year old to get his finger in the trigger guard. Brown plastic grips IIRC. I occasionally Search for one on eBay but haven't seen any lately...or at all...
Edit: one of the Marx Lugers was for sale on eBay up until 10 minutes ago...
