Toys R Us

sheepherder · 07-31-2012, 12:33 PM

Toys R Us!

"I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid..."

The 50's were a great time to be a kid...Mattell, Hubley, and
other toy makers were cranking out clones of TV show
guns...Mattell even came out with the innovative "Shootin' Shell Fanner 50" that actually shot plastic bullets via a spring-loaded cartridge...They had a snub-nosed companion revolver loosely based on the detective specials ...Also "Shootin' Shell"...

Hubley had a very realistic top-break revolver capgun...And a
lever action cap rifle that was chromed Zinc w/plastic furniture...

I had a Shootin' Shell Fanner 50 and the Hubley lever
action...But the Mattel MMP was my prize...

Loosely based on the Mauser Broomhandle, but lots of obvious fantasy additions...and a belt clip on the stock-holster...Held a roll of caps and shot them off full-auto...

I don't recall where or how I got it, probably traded something
for it (trading was big in the 50's), but I do recall playing
with it in the snow...So maybe a Xmas present...

But while rolling down a snowbank, the MMP got caught and the barrel snapped off...I took it home, found a suitable dowel of some sort in my dad's 'stuff' drawers/boxes, and glued it back together...We had really good plastic glue back then; Testor's and Monogram both made good glue. Outlawed now, of course - dangerous inhalent...

But I glued it back together and it went on to play again...I
have no idea what ever happened to it...

About a year or two ago, there was a discussion here about toy guns...I remembered my MMP and went online to eBay and Searched for MMP's...They were selling at phenomenal prices!!! A hundred dollars and more!!!

Even the box the toy came in sells!!! I couldn't justify that...but I put in some lowball bids, and last week finally won...this...

It even has a Patent number...2729011...Patented in Jan
1956...(The patent pic actually shows a Thompson-style cap gun - it's the mechanism that got patented)...I was 6 then...I probably was 9 or 10 when I got my MMP...

I realize this has nothing whatsoever to do with this
Forum...just reliving some of my childhood memories...This was
one of my fondest toys...

This one has been neglected for decades; looks like it was never oiled (several labeled oil ports), but nothing seems
broken...just gummed up and erratic...

I don't even know if they still sell rols of caps...But this will
go in my [public] display case, along with my slide rule,
cigarette case lighters, and antique staplers...

07-31-2012, 12:33 PM	#1
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Toys R Us Toys R Us! "I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid..." The 50's were a great time to be a kid...Mattell, Hubley, and other toy makers were cranking out clones of TV show guns...Mattell even came out with the innovative "Shootin' Shell Fanner 50" that actually shot plastic bullets via a spring-loaded cartridge...They had a snub-nosed companion revolver loosely based on the detective specials ...Also "Shootin' Shell"... Hubley had a very realistic top-break revolver capgun...And a lever action cap rifle that was chromed Zinc w/plastic furniture... I had a Shootin' Shell Fanner 50 and the Hubley lever action...But the Mattel MMP was my prize... Loosely based on the Mauser Broomhandle, but lots of obvious fantasy additions...and a belt clip on the stock-holster...Held a roll of caps and shot them off full-auto... I don't recall where or how I got it, probably traded something for it (trading was big in the 50's), but I do recall playing with it in the snow...So maybe a Xmas present... But while rolling down a snowbank, the MMP got caught and the barrel snapped off...I took it home, found a suitable dowel of some sort in my dad's 'stuff' drawers/boxes, and glued it back together...We had really good plastic glue back then; Testor's and Monogram both made good glue. Outlawed now, of course - dangerous inhalent... But I glued it back together and it went on to play again...I have no idea what ever happened to it... About a year or two ago, there was a discussion here about toy guns...I remembered my MMP and went online to eBay and Searched for MMP's...They were selling at phenomenal prices!!! A hundred dollars and more!!! Even the box the toy came in sells!!! I couldn't justify that...but I put in some lowball bids, and last week finally won...this... It even has a Patent number...2729011...Patented in Jan 1956...(The patent pic actually shows a Thompson-style cap gun - it's the mechanism that got patented)...I was 6 then...I probably was 9 or 10 when I got my MMP... I realize this has nothing whatsoever to do with this Forum...just reliving some of my childhood memories...This was one of my fondest toys... This one has been neglected for decades; looks like it was never oiled (several labeled oil ports), but nothing seems broken...just gummed up and erratic... I don't even know if they still sell rols of caps...But this will go in my [public] display case, along with my slide rule, cigarette case lighters, and antique staplers... Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...