This is a fun piece, Theo van de Weerden sent me this shot with some items he was hoping I could ID (some, but not all!), and while it didn't need ID'ing itself, it's clearly marked . . .
What we actually have here is a nice, probably early production, Dulcop novelty piece which fires two large shells (which clip onto the two strange cut-outs in the shield) using a sort of 'pop-gun' action and may not have been connected to their later toy soldier line at all, but rather sold purely as an interactive, if slightly violent plaything.
It would though, make a lovely howitzer or mountain-gun for old school set-them-up-and-knock-them-down carpet wars. Thanks to Theo for sharing it with the rest of us.
3 comments:
Ich kenne diese Ware, habe selbst 2
Exemplare. Diese Haubitze schieest
per Gummmizug!
Eine Seite des Gummis am Haken der Mündung einhaken. Ueber das
Schild ziehen, an denn Griffen einhaken,
Dann unter dem Schild wieder unter
derMuendung der Haubitze einha-
ken.
Den Griff zurück ziehen, bis zum
einrasten.
Durch be taetigen Der Taste zwischen Griff und Schild den Schuss auslösen!
Das klingt genau richtig! Vielen Dank!
H
For everyone else:
I know this product; I have two myself. This howitzer fires with a rubber band! Hook one end of the rubber band onto the hook on the muzzle. Pull it over the shield, hook it onto the handles, then hook it under the shield and back under the muzzle of the howitzer. Pull the handle back until it clicks into place. Fire the shot by pressing the button between the handle and the shield!
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That sounds about right! Thank you very much!
H
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