Found on the inside back cover of a 1959 Walt Disney comic book. I have fond memories, not of the cap guns per se, but of the roll of caps. We used to get a strip of caps from the dime store, tear them into individual segments, pile them up probably 6-8 deep on the sidewalk, and them smash them with a hammer. It resulted in a much more satisfactory explosion than the little bang of a cap gun (and left a black star on the cement). And that wonderful smell...
Addendum: Found this photo today on the Pics subreddit:
You and your fancy, schmancy hammers! We used rocks. :) But the smell was great.
ReplyDeletea much more satisfactory explosion...black star... wonderful smell...
ReplyDeleteand it always startled even the hammerer, and left ears ringing.