SPACE-OUTLAW ATOMIC PISTOL - BCM CO - ENGLAND

hrome plated diecast metal cap firing gun. Classic styling. The sight lifts to access the cap chamber. Dome shaped red plastic spark windows on either side. Cosmetic moving dial. The barrel recoils when the trigger is pulled. Originally issued in 1950s and the subject of many reissues. "Space Outlaw" is molded into the side.

The first version of this gun (top) has a rather dull nickel colored finish and a red front sight. The gun is screwed togerther. The lower part of the barrel is visible. A second version (middle) also has the dull finish but has the barrel recessed inside the gun.

Later versions (bottom) have a bright chrome finish, riveted construction and have the recessed barrel.

A second, later, window box is shown.

Currently the earliest sighting is in a BCM catalog for 1955. Interestingly, the gun appears in the Ealing film "The Long Arm" in 1956.