Shootin Shell Fanner 50 Guns Mattel Toys 1958

There were dozens of westerns dominating the television airwaves, throughout the fifties and early sixties and there was no boomer way you would watch Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, Lone Ranger, Wanted Dead or Alive, Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Annie Oakley, Sky King, Maverick or Tales of the Texas Rangers without your own personal set of cowboy hardware to roll play along with your favorite TV heroes.
I have great memories exploring the vast western territory known as my Brooklyn Neighborhood fighting off the bad guys with my Shootin Shell Fanner 50 by Mattel Toys.
I was lucky back in the 1980's to talk Mattel Toys into letting me restore part of their film archives before the ban on showing toy guns took hold. Don't worry in other posts I show those great Winchester rifles.
#TVDAYS #IraGallen #ToyGuns #WesternGuns #Boomers #MattelToys

[@c.jacobellis3289]

My childhood was awesome. That's when America was truly free and great.

[@Biendotado]

If a kid played with one now, 50 women with cell phones would call the SWAT team

[@bensears7499]

This is what made boys men. We have to take the dolls out of their hands.

[@KevinSchwinkendorf]

Yeah, especially since the gun doesn't have one of those stupid orange tipped muzzles!!

[@MikeTMike]

They wouldn't do anything. Kid's white.😂

[@tomyunker3368]

And their parents would be arrested also

[@HungryHaitianDelicatessen]

All the really cool old school toys could put your eye out.

[@Frankie5Angels150]

Is anyone else impressed by these kids and their spinning skills?

[@scottybell7661]

I’m now 74 years old and of all my memories of childhood Christmas gifts my fanner 50 is the one I remember the best

[@petersilecchio4417]

You’re one of the lucky ones. I still have my Dick Tracy Pistol.

[@LangstonDev]

That kid has really impressive twirling skills!

[@mikesuch9021]

Trained by Thel Reed. My kid is almost as good as Jerry Lewis do you think I'm joking look it up

[@seeharvester]

@@mikesuch9021 Jerry Lewis? Hard to believe! Here I come google.

[@jackmorin3362]

When I was growing up, in a better America, I had thesr wonderful toys. I wish America could be this great again.

[@seeharvester]

Me too, Unfortunately, there's no going back. I'm afraid America is in it's golden years.

[@kevinsteinmiller8115]

When westerns were king

[@mikepellegatti9717]

Am 74 now and had a single Fanner 50 plus a rolling block rifle that used the "shooting Shell ammo". Great time to be a kid!!!

[@TUCOtheratt]

This looks like the coolest toy gun ever. Can't believe that kids skill twirling. 😃

[@edzatool]

I had this same outfit when I was about 6-7 years old... Hadn't thought of it in over 50 + years. Thank you for the memory

[@mikesuch9021]

I had one too in 1967. And practicing ever since. Switch to real guns in 81 when I turn 21. Once a week

[@PeteHob]

I had been looking for a reference to this toy gun! I remember it well and fondly. So realistic at the time. I knew the one I had actually “ fired” plastic rounds and I remembered the Fanner 50; but didn’t realize they were the same. If anything typifies the saying “ they don’t make em like that anymore,” it is toys like these. Cheers all. Thanks for the memories

[@jackrosendale8367]

Two things they forgot to mention: (1) You and your friends would most likely be shooting each other at point blank range; (2) Once fired, your shells could take hours/days to retrieve. Many thanks for some great memories!!

[@BRLaue]

Usually retrieved when Mom emptied the vacuum bag.

[@KevinSchwinkendorf]

@@jackrosendale8367 I had the Shootin' Shell patterned after the Winchester M73, and I remember well shooting it in my parent's living room (with a gray pile carpet) and spending 90% of my time looking for those little gray plastic bullets!! Even at 5 years old I dared not shooting it outside because I knew I could never find them again!!

[@terryweatherford5070]

I’m 71 now, I had pistol, derringer belt buckle, and the rifle. Just push your belly out and the derringer with flip out and fire. Great toys and great memories.

[@doggovision8765]

Feels like I'm watching cartoons on a Saturday morning in the 60's.

[@20alphabet]

Back when America was great, and toys weren't regulated by the government.

[@mohammedcohen]

...my brothers and I had some of the best toy guns of that golden age of toy guns...dad loved westerns and was prolly reliving his youth in our toys...thanx, dad - I miss you.

[@RenayeBrown-yy1ck]

Ahhh…the hazy gaze of nostalgia.

[@christianlibrul]

And children had freedumb to choke on small pieces of toys.

[@JJBblitzball]

​@@christianlibrulI WANT FREEDOM TO CHOKE

[@damonking76]

​@@christianlibrulNOW ADULTS HAVE FREEDUMB TO LET THE "GUVMUNT" POI$ON THEM FOR BIG P[HARM]YUH

[@boatersteve]

I received this gift set for Christmas when I was 8 years old. Greatest gift ever. And no I did not put anyone’s eye out, and no I did not turn out a serial killer as happens today from the violence on video games.

[@michaelgreen1098]

Man I miss the days of my youth.

[@Lucastoyguns]

Que pena que a mattel não faz mais esses brinquedos, tempos dourados gloriosamente da América 👏🏻👑

[@schallrd1]

Mattel made great toys. It is shame they don't make toys of this quality today. The cap guns were wonderful for young boys to play for hours. They also had the shooting shell Winchester and snob nose 38 detective gun.

[@williamsoto32326]

The new generation is to soft for these toys and cops are to trigger happy for these toys as well

[@BRLaue]

Had’em all.

[@JimDarr-hx8ld]

What fond memories. I grew up.playing with toy guns. A whole generation of us did n didn't make us mass murders.

[@everready19373]

Two or three generations didn't turn into psychopaths. I'm 62. I blame a lot of the craziness today on processed foods and prescription drugs.

[@TheHypnotstCollector]

I have a photo of me and my two brothers, Christmas 1957, All with double Fanner 50's. I'm 7, they 6, 5. I have blue jeans with holes in the knees, some fancy new cowboy gloves with frills on the cuffs.... The Fanner 50's were The Trail Boss.

[@timothym.johnson3485]

I had the Lone Ranger two holster rig cap guns. I was totally cool when I wore them.

[@DuaelFuel]

ME TOO !

[@mancationadventuresusaedit3203]

I got one for a Christmas present from my Aunt and Uncle. It was one of my favorite toys of all time.

[@MiJaHa]

I had 2 of these things with greenie stick 'em caps & shootin' shells. Oh, for the good ol' days.

[@chaswilburiv917]

My older brother and I both had these. I had the two gun set, he had the one gun. We would hide behind the couch and when Mom walked in with the vacuum cleaner, we'd ambush her! I wish I still had mine.

[@mikeashely8198]

I had a fanner 50 was a kid I really liked it

[@JohnSmith-rn5tb]

I had the Mattel twin- pistol cap guns,dual gunbelt as well- 1960/ 61 during the Western craze!

[@wildchild4163]

Time for a shot out. I was ready 😊

[@mohammedcohen]

....this was one of my last toy guns ans a young boy...at that time I was outgrowing them (actually by the mores of the day I had long outgrown them)...I just refused to grow up...

[@cliffowens3629]

I had this. Lost nearly all of my childhood toys when my parents had to be put in a nursing facility and the house sold, including what I had there.

[@markmajeski4219]

Oh man, I had a Fanner 50 when I was a kid…crazy nostalgia time!!!

[@melbourne-heat.69-71]

I remember having the two handguns and the holster when I was still in diapers..In the 50's my parents would take 8 mm movies of me..Ya good times..

[@rizzlerazzleuno4733]

Those were the days my friend, we thought they would never end.................I still have my Hopalong Cassidy holster and Nichols cap gun. Thanks for the videos.

[@user-RLTW]

I remember getting one of these on my 11th birthday. We were at Knott's Berry Farm. I shot a few rds in the cow crap and got in trouble. Boy being a kid in trouble can't be anywhere near as fun today.

[@nusratjamia7953]

Enjoy your videos very much ❤ 😊

[@nusratjamia7953]

You are welcome 😊.... 😊

[@geraldgrieve4106]

I had the Shotin Shell rifle.

[@millplans]

I had one. The gun and the holster. It was the greatest toy gun ever. I played with that for years. The cylinder turned with each hammer cock and it fired the little plastic bullets just like it shows on the video. Great fun. I wish I had one now for my grand son.

[@xray86delta]

I had a "Shootin' Shell" rifle in the late '60's, a scaled down Winchester. Great for shooting plastic soldiers!😉

[@mikehiers3332]

That kid whirling those twin 6 guns has practiced a bit and this was before computer animation.

[@Rob-n6k]

I had a fanner 50

[@dshope007]

my dad always talks about his Fanner 50!!!

[@marstondavis]

When I was a kid the Fanner 50 was all the rage. One time we were playing basketball, and some kid took off his belt buckle Derringer and put it down so he could play, too. The game broke up and he went home. He left that belt buckle behind. I took it and was going to give it to him at school next Monday. That Sunday, I wore it to church. Halfway through services I just had to try it out. The little gun had a cap in it and BANG! So loud and a lot of smoke. My mom was not pleased. I didn't know it was 'loaded'. Long story-short, he got the belt buckle back on Monday and I had trouble sitting down for a week or so.

[@jimgracey3822]

😂😂😂 Sounds like my mom too!

[@mercoid]

I was at a large flea market back in 1973. I was a kid, but there were two slightly younger kids running around in cowboy hats and toy cowboy guns. They met up with each other right by me and spoke for a moment. Then one of them said he was going to check the other side of the flea market. As he started running, the other kid said, “Don’t forget to shoot someone in the next aisle!”

[@fromthesidelines]

An earlier version of the first commercial used real gunfire sounds- and Mattel was called out on doing that. This one sounded more like real cap pistols.

[@NOC1TIME]

We had some pretty cool stuff.

[@markstergios9851]

that was the ultimate toy when I was a kid. about $25 (a real pile!)

[@Cadio]

I saw this at the antiques shop today, saving up money to get it!

[@twostep1953]

I had the Winchester and the pistol, but I REALLY wanted what I called the "Two-gun Pete" set.

[@ericeasterday5849]

Imagine if they made toy guns like these nowadays!! 😳

[@mikesuch9021]

Been practicing since 1967. Yes I still practice. Pop cans at 25 ft or no problem.

[@alabamabandofbrotherscampb8777]

Had one and enjoyed it too!

[@ACURAOCULTA]

Very nice

[@andylee7953]

Cap guns like that should be in movies!

[@stevenveltrie1868]

Loved playing with mine !!!

[@laynecox3992]

They also put out the Winchester rifle

[@TheRetirednavy92]

Wish I had mine again and my snub-nosed.

[@williamsoto32326]

Dang yall had these as toys back then ? And no school shooters either ? Dang thats crazy. As a kid i would of jumped into the free candy van just to have one of these hahahah😅😅

[@shadown5757]

Back in the day when toys screamed quality 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@thetroof5525]

Funny how the cat offended him but the injun got shot for it.

[@SgtRock57]

I was more military inclined, so the Johnny Eagle Lieutenant set was my go to toy gun👍🏾🇺🇸

[@redtra236]

Its also a military handgun though

[@Legendsneverdie877]

Those were the days when fellas like the Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry ruled the silver screen. When men were men, and women were women, and folks were glad of it! 🤠

[@larrygrant-hy8sk]

I found a pair of these in an antique store in Greenway, ws. 550.00dollars was the asking price. They were very clean, probably never fired.

[@larrygrant-hy8sk]

Greenbay.

[@rebelbatdave5993]

AMEN!

[@johnskylez]

I want one today.

[@Crustymarine]

Such a different time1950s and 60s. Most kid's fathers were WWII and Korean War veterans. The toy market was awash with cowboy & war toys for boys. I remember the Fanner 50 well.

[@jugglesdimensions8632]

And we're hardly any 8lacks!

[@jefftate01]

I had one of these myself.

[@izziewolf2834]

The background is the set to Lawman!

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

my father-in-law had one as a kid

[@keezytv0200]

Found one in my woods

[@michaelwright-tu6qb]

Good grief. I had one of those as a kid

[@beeandceeworld6042]

I wish they made stuff like that today😢 our toys today suck

[@thomaslucas6079]

Before they had panty waste toys.

[@christianlibrul]

They, who, ant tifas?

[@henerygreen578]

who else stuck those caps on any and everything then wack em with a hammer??????

[@bobball3719]

Or the whole roll with one single blow

[@dougtinsley1320]

I did

[@redtra236]

@@bobball3719 thats for when you wanted a toy stick of dynamite lol

[@LegitMan335]

What’s the hottest new toy this holiday season?! Mattel Shoot N Shell guns ! With Greenie stick em caps

[@RaFGavin陳子垃]

1:22 that kid with the guns is showing off

[@DanielLogan-s9n]

I don't remember who made them but there was a variety by the name of Johnny Eagle. The head 3 different versions of rifle pistol combination sets that you could buy. One under the name I believe of shafari, With a scoped bolt action rifle And I believe it's scoped automatic pistol. The second was a set of Western, With a lever action rifle and A standard sex shooter. And the third shit and in my opinion the best Titled the lieutenant. This one came with an M14 rifle And a 1911 GI pistol. All of these were fully functional rifles and pistols and came with snap together bullets. We love those things. Just too bad kids can't be kids anymore.

[@doggovision8765]

Topper Toys. They were cool!

[@will27ns]

2:10 ... don't try this at home, kids.

[@chrisbrady-t1u]

Kids in the 'hood had it better.They got to play with real guns

[@mikelgeren149]

I gave my nephew a H and R 22 revolver that was wore out , out of time cylinder. Brazed the barrel and each chamber of the cylinder so it was impossible to load and fire . The turd took it to school and when the teacher saw it she pissed on herself . This would have been around 1980 in Alabama . 🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓

[@xr6lad]

Geez. This is hilarious. A child walking round with that today would get himself serious injured.

[@Mitch2294]

Beats the plastic garbage I played with in the 90’s. Back when matel was no longer swell.

[@walterwoods4935]

I want one

[@trackerwyo2640]

You know i had one when i was a kid . Im 63 now and have had gun all my life and ahve never robed a bank or killed aneyone

[@mikesuch9021]

Did you see that kid twirl those six guns man he's almost as good as Jerry Lewis. You think I'm joking look it up

[@bensears7499]

I used to practice with a browning model 92 lever action. It was pretty cool.

[@rburrows7786]

When we raised boys to become men

[@xarv368]

Can someone explain to me how the gun fired the projectile?

[@christianlibrul]

I can explain how to spell Google.

[@larryisabell1127]

The plastic bullets were clipped into a spring loaded cartridge. The hammer hitting the base of the cartridge was enough to dislodge the bullet.

[@HootOwl513]

@@larryisabell1127 The [Shootin' Shell] Projectile had two long stems that compressed a strong spring inside the Brass Casing. There were two locking lugs at the base of the Projectile that locked into a rim on the inside of the cartridge. The locking lugs, 180* apart, were slightly ramped on the sides. When the hammer struck the end of the casing, the forward motion was enough to depress the lug sides of the projectile in a tapered chamber, and released the spring's kinetic energy -- propelling the Projectile out the barrel. Maximum effective range was about 4 meters.

[@steveneldred8928]

It was a better time; I loved it. And, believe it or not, I've never shot anyone in my life.

[@CHANSTONE-st3vb]

我 8 歲時買個一枝！😂

[@dermysticschadow6727]

Tolle Werbung. Die beste Waffe für einen 👨

[@thebubbacontinuum2645]

Back when boys knew their gender.

[@sweetah1763]

Why do I like rowahnses?

[@sweetah1763]

What's laughtar?

[@sweetah1763]

Vivian will handle Romeo!

[@AprilCGriffith]

It’s about God

[@sweetah1763]

He's your fatharses!

[@sweetah1763]

She's not shoutang!

[@sweetah1763]

I don't like bullahses!

[@thecheesedman3454]

I don’t like 👂

[@rustypoorboy]

What I wouldn't give for this America.

[@christianlibrul]

That's not a Fanner Fifty, it's a Fanner Six. The Fanner Fifty used roll caps.

[@dougtinsley1320]

Yep..I had em' both buy favorite was the Fanner 50 that I drew along with Matt Dillon at the beginning of each episode.

[@bigal5323]

Today single mommy boys want to get a Barbie doll and girls clothes😮😞🙈