Movie prop, training aid, holster form?

[randy langford]

Bought this today it is made from aluminum it is about half an inch shorter than a real one all other proportions are are scaled about the same.
Have any of you seen one?

[Duane Hansen]

Yes, I have seen them before and actually have one that looks very close to yours. Most of the ones that I have seen have their hammer broken off though. (Probably dropped one too many times) Yours being completely intact makes it a little more desirable as a collectors piece. They don't command a very high price, I think I gave $30.00 for mine. I think they are pretty neat though.

[randy langford]

Well I gave $20.00 for mine didn't think there was a lot of value just thought it was interesting.

[joem]

Good score, needs a paint job.

[randy langford]

Trying to decide how I want to paint it parked or blue if any of you have photos of similar ones please post them.

[kwill]

I don't think you can blue or parkerize it since it is made of aluminum. They were toys made by the A.C. Lytle company and they had about 20 popular handguns in the line. Lugers, Detective Specials, Colts, etc. These were cast in sand and were originally painted black.

[randy langford]

I know I can't blue or park just going to paint to look that way.

[Rick B]

Clean it and try Aluminum Black by Birchwood Casey. It works well for Blue touch ups on metals and great on Aluminum. Rick B

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[Doug Douglass]

A lot of military gate guards were equipted with pistol belts and fake .45's. The Main Gate, Recruit Training Center, 1965, at Cape May comes to mind, they were afraid we would shoot someone.

[randy langford]

A lot of military gate guards were equipted with pistol belts and fake .45's. The Main Gate, Recruit Training Center, 1965, at Cape May comes to mind, they were afraid we would shoot someone.

I hope you are kidding us!!!

[randy langford]

New paint job

I wanted it to look worn so this is what I came up with

[Duane Hansen]

Very Nice, now I'm going to have to do mine too......

[Ron James]

Nope, Just like guard duty in Basic, unloaded weapons. Who the heck would give a raw recruit a weapon and live ammo