Model gun
I first got to know “model guns” when I was in junior high school.
Because one of my classmates (I still remember his name) brought a model gun to school.
Until then, I had never seen or heard of model guns, so I remember being very interested in them.
Probably, I think that this model gun was S&W 44 Magnum made of ABS resin of MGC.
I still have clear memories of playing with fire behind the school building during lunch break.
At that time, only the gunpowder part of the paper flat gunpowders was taken and put into the cartridge for firing.
Later, I remember another person brought 44 AutoMag and Colt single action made of metal.
Some of the guy is reckless, I remember he fired 44 AutoMag with several gunpowders in it. I think you can imagine that the barrel and slide flew off without blowback action.
I remember that the Walther P38 was one of most popular model guns at that time. I think this is the influence of Lupine the 3rd which was on air at the time. Also, maybe it was just us, but I think the longer barrel model was more popular than the S&W M19 (at the time, I think we called it 44 magnum…) which was Jigen’s favorite gun. In fact, the first model gun I saw was the S&W 44 Magnum with 8 1/2 inches barrel.
Also other popular model guns were 44 Auto Mag and Ruger Super Blackhawk (10 inches) which used in MANGA “Doberman detective(original: Son Buron, manga: Shinji Hiramatsu) at the time.
Even as a child, I felt that these two guns were big and cool.
In addition to the popular model guns above, my favorite model gun was the Ruger P08. Because I liked it that moved like an inchworm.
The first model gun I bought myself was this Ruger P08 made of ABS resin of MGC.
And I like the Nambu 14th type that is one of finest guns made from Japan too.
I remember that Walther P38 was difficult to buy at that time because there was no online sales. I sometimes asked my parents to buy it by my future allowance, but I also remember that they bought only grilled squid or Takoyaki every when they went out.
So, when I went to the shop in the city area, I bought a Walther P38. (Of course, I needed to check my money …..)
The first Walther P38 I bought, now only frame and slide remain.
However, MGC Walther P38s, there are both re-plated and rust-removed and it are in good condition.
Also, I think I bought it later, Marusin Walther P38 is also still in good condition.
I do not have much knowledge about actual guns, but I would like to post my blog about each model gun from my collection.
Thanks.