SPACE PILOT JET RAY GUN - YOSHIYA/TAIYO/MATSUSHIRO - JAPAN

Long plastic space gun with a long barrel. The gun has a pistol grip, a magazine clip and a long perforated barrel. There is a distinctive metal bar that runs along the top of the clear red spark window. Friction action with clicking noise and spark.

There are many versions but this is the original version. 15-1/2" gold plastic. The box carries the Yoshiya KO and Taiyo logo, though the gun only has the Taiyo

Also shown it a Matsushiro Japanese box version with dinosaur artwork.

Featured in the 1970 Daishin catalog.