SPACE PATROL WATER PISTOL - RELIABLE - CANADA

Hard plastic space pistol with Art Deco ray styling: a bulbous gun with a prominent front fin and small rear fin. The gun is fitted with a small compass housed next to the rear fin. The word "Reliable" is moulded into the sides. Brass nozzle. Made in a range of colors: red, grey. 5.5" 14cm

First sighting is currently in the 1953 Reliable Plastic Toy catalog. Sold in trade boxes. In later catalogs it is called "Compass Water Gun"