#spud gun

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Eagle No. 79, dated 24 September 1983. The Mekon from Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future cover on this 'New Look' (newsprint) issue by Ian Kennedy. Good to see a return for the legendary potato gun though. Treasury of British Comics | The Dan Dare Corporation.

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So my dad and I built a thing...

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May 1977 ads for a "POP Pistol" free with The Beano. Looks suspiciously like a modified Potato Gun to me. DC Thomson.

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Self-explanatory.

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Spud gun

The toy was made from dyecast metal. Two triggers. One to pump compressed air into a chamber. The second trigger to release the air. 

To load the toy gun you need a potato. Press the muzzle into the potato. A piece of potato became lodged in the muzzle and formed the projectile.

The pump slide was never smooth.