The Hubley Toy Company of Lancaster, PA made some of the most realistic and beautiful toy guns ever! Perhaps the most famous toy gun that they made was the Rifleman Rifle!! Every boy who watched the Rifleman on TV yearned to have his own "rifleman" fast-firing winchester. How DID he get it to fire that fast??? And any 10-year old in 1959 yearned for that huge, and I mean man-sized Colt .45 pistol, in the beautiful red-velvet box (too nice to throw away!). But alas it was pricey compared to a Mattel Fanner .50, and boy was it heavy!
Pictured is a Hubley Rifleman rifle from the early 1960s.
The box had a picture of Chuck Conners and Johnny Crawford on it!
Surviving examples frequently have cracks in the plastic simulated
wood pieces (stock and forearm). Very tough to find a "mint" gun.
Valued at $150-200 loose (no box). Very rare to find one MIB ($400+).
Pictured is a Hubley Colt .45 from 1958,
in its presentation box with 6 2-piece brass/lead bullets.
A transparent plastic cover with the Colt logo fit on top of the box.
A simulated-woodgrain cardboard slip cover encased the box.
It is very very rare to find a box with both slip case and cover intact.
Now valued at $350-$400 MIB, more if the covers are present.
Pictured is a Hubley Colt .44 Model 1860 from 1961,
issued as a rare variation of the regular Colt .45 pistol.
The finish was a dull gunmetal, instead of the usual high-gloss chrome.
The special designator "1860-.44" appears on the side of the receiver.
The gun came with a wooden plaque on which to mount it.
Valued at $200-250 for the pistol only, $300 with plaque.
Pictured is a Hubley Colt .44 Model 1860 from 1961 in the original box.
Issued for the 100th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, the box
cover depicts Union troops on the march.
The gun came as a kit, with a wood plaque and brass name plate.
Valued at $400-450 mint in box. Rarely seen in this condition.
Pictured is a rare boxed set of Hubley Colts from 1959.
The set consisted of a regular Hubley Colt .45, and
a Hubley Colt .36 revolver.
Extremely rare, only known example of this item in the
original box that I have ever seen.
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Value may be in excess of $600.
Pictured is a rare store-display
box of Hubley Colt .45 bullets.
Each unit is a plastic bullet holder
which went on a child's belt.
A small compass is seen in the middle
of the bullet holder. Each bullet consisted
of a real brass cartridge case, and a steel
bullet. These bullets sell for $8-$10 each today.
Extremely rare item. Value may be in excess of $400.