Vintage Pistol Question

[cabinetman]

I've tried searching with little luck for a vintage pistol, that looks like a 1911, but it's a single shot BB gun. It's from the 50's. It could have had either a break front, or a flip up to insert the BB, I can't remember. It could also take a small feathered dart. It needed no charged cartridges. I think it was either a Daisy or Crossman. Somebody out there must remember these.

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[mineengineer]

daisy powerline 201

I think it was a daisy powerline marksman 201 or its ancestor. They had a resovior for the bbs that when you pulled back the slide it loaded one and compressed the air to shoot, but for loading darts or pellets you flipped up the front and loaded each one singly

[durango dude]

Modern version:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=318581169

[Black wallnut]

http://www.mrgunsplace.com/air-pistols.html
about half way down is one not exactly what you are describing.......

[tommyt654]

Crosman Shoots .177 bb's and darts thru a portal in the front and yes I still have mine

[cwsmith]

I had one of these when I was in 6th or 7th grade. I think I got it from a neighborhood kid, but that was long ago.

However, I don't remember it looking exactly like the lower picture; so perhaps the one I had was a Daisey. Only about the first two or three inches of the barrel broke open, IIRC. It was hinged at the bottom.

You flipped the barrel down, inserted a pellet or a dart... I seem to recall that a BB would just fall through. You then flipped the barrel back up into position and pulled back the rear receiver (which had slight protrutions on each side to help with the thumb and index finger grip) to cock the spring.

The one I had was pretty worn, and the tilting barrel wobbled a bit. NO accuracy at all.

CWS

[cabinetman]

I had one of these when I was in 6th or 7th grade. I think I got it from a neighborhood kid, but that was long ago.

However, I don't remember it looking exactly like the lower picture; so perhaps the one I had was a Daisey. Only about the first two or three inches of the barrel broke open, IIRC. It was hinged at the bottom.

You flipped the barrel down, inserted a pellet or a dart... I seem to recall that a BB would just fall through. You then flipped the barrel back up into position and pulled back the rear receiver (which had slight protrutions on each side to help with the thumb and index finger grip) to cock the spring.

CWS

That's the way I remember it.

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[Pappy]

Had one when I was a kid, too. Pretty sure it was a Daisy

[tommyt654]

2 more pics added, but pretty much what ya'll described, As I recall this ones from the late 60's as I got it as a hand me down