Bulls-Eye Sharpshooter rubber band powered target pistol. This sturdy imitation pearl handle steel. Pistol is a slingshot with a trigger, slide & barrel, made by BULLS-EYE MFG CORP in La Jolla, California. The gun throws the tiny ball like a slingshot launches its projectile.
A launcher mechanism rides a rail to keep it straight, and the ball is forced by acceleration into a small seat in the back of the mechanism. Don't Shoot Your Eye Out! This item is in very good condition for an 80 year-old toy. This extremely rare item has been kept in a smoke free home inside a plastic tote. See pictures and please ask any questions prior to purchasing.
The item pictured is of the actual item. Please remember that color can vary a bit due to lighting. · Dimensions: 3 1/2" x 7 1/2' x 3/4". The Sharpshooter is a pretty awesome little gun! This Sharpshooter pistol, made in La Jolla, California in 1937 and later the company was bought out by Berry Brow Enterprises and moved to Line Lexington, Pennsylvania in 1960.
It's not just a simple gun - it's also a sophisticated flyswatter! 6 chilled lead birdshot, and ads for the gun claimed you can hit a fly at 16 feet with this gun.In Fletcher's report, he actually landed four out of five shots into a fly-sized target at 10 feet. When he used multiple rubber bands on his gun, he got velocities up to 158 f. With a single band, you get just over 100 f. Stoeger's 1950 Shooter's Bible said the shot measured 0.118? Which makes the Sharpshooter a.
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