SPACE EXPLORER GUN - PALMER PLASTICS - USA

This red plastic space gun shoots "explosive darts", sucker tipped dats with a cap bomb head. The futuristic gun has a handle that sweeps into the barrel in a continuous line. There are rings on the barrel and a lightning strike is molded into the sides. Carded with graphics that suggest Flash Gordon. The guns are usually two tone, each side of the gun is in a different color of plastic. Produced in black/white/yellow and red combinations. 5.5 ins

Also shown (right) is the Space Gun packaging variation: the backing card doubles as a cardboard holster.

USA Size: ? Seen in a 1953 Wholesale Novelty catalog.