McGlashan Coin Shooting Pistol

McGlashan Coin Shooting Pistol
Type	Coin shooting pistol
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designed	1945
Manufacturer	McGlashan Air Machine Gun Company
Specifications
Action	Spring charger
Sights	Iron

The McGlashan Coin Shooting Pistol was first introduced in 1945^[1]by the McGlashan Air Machine Gun Company that was located in Los Angeles, California.^[2] McGlashan was better known as the maker of the BB Machine Gun used by the military for training the Army Air Corp and US Navy personnel during WW2.

The Coin Shooting Pistol was designed for the Carnival trade and Amusement Parks and was sold in sets of four with chains and eye bolts to attach to stall counters. When first introduced the operater was expected to setup prizes on boards/stands. Contestants were expected to knock the prize off to win. Tarps behind the prizes would catch the booth operators earnings^[3] .

In 1946^[4] , McGlashan was offering targets that were more difficult and had to have five "Aces" on the target board knocked down to win. Aces were able to be remotely reset by the operator. Pistols were not marked "McGlashan". Markings on left side are "Made in U.S.A.", and right side has "Pat. Pend."^[5] .

McGlashan designed the guns to look and feel like the FN Model 1903 automatic pistol. A large coil spring shoots the coin, while a second smaller spring located in the breech gives the impression of recoil from an automatic slide.

References

1. ^ Aug. 4, 1945 edition Billboard Magazine Adverstisement for the "New" coin shooting pistol.
2. ^ http://www.mountedpolice.com/macglashancoinpistol.html
3. ^ Mar. 30, 1946 edition Billboard Magazine Throw away your corks, use nickels instead!
4. ^ Jun 29, 1946 edition Billboard magazine Advertisement describing the new colorful targets.
5. ^ http://www.coinshootingpistol.com