SPACE ROCKET PISTOL S-58, WIND UP VERSION - DAIYA - JAPAN

A wind up version of the Daiya gun. Blue lithographed tin friction space gun with three conical structures at the base of the barrel. Marked "Space Gun" on the side and S-58 on the barrel. There is no telescopic sight on this version, just a red tin cover on the top. The spark windows are in the barrel rather than the usual location. Wind up noise and spark action. Triangular box. One of the many guns based on the Daiya Mars Gun. 9" 23cm

The gun featured newspaper advertising in 1958.