SPACE PATROL ROCKET GUN - US PLASTICS CO - USA

The US Plastics dart gun mold in hard red plastic. This is the familiar dart gun with its rounded lines. Comes with two darts, one of them was a "Captomatic" cap tip, the other one is a "Message Dart" with a secret compartment. The gun is coked by pulling the knob at the back. The gun has Space Patrol marked on the handle and the barrel. This proved a very successful design and was copied in many countries. On sale from December 1951.

Inventor: Alan Dix Tovell

The lower box is a variation with a Commander Buzz Cory theme. The box has a printed target on the back.