A.B.T. Target Skill

[widget2k4]

I have just finished restoring my Target Skill I got from the States. Unfortunately, it did not come with a top glass, but I wondered if anyone had one or knew if it was actually glass on there? The steel balls fire out at some rate and I thought the glass would maybe shatter and they maybe used some alternative, but we are talking 1925.

[badpenny]

The one I had was glass.

[pennymachines]

Yep, glass. Suppose you could use toughened?

[widget2k4]

thanks for that info
i will use toughened i dont fancy my chances.

[gameswat]

I've had a number of the different models of these earlier ABT games and none ever had a toughened glass. The balls do tend to ricochet occasionally and the glasses get tiny dings over thousands of shots, but the balls are far too small to ever break a glass. Your game is a model F dating from the mid to late 30's. If you can find the serial, though often faded from the paper label, you can pretty closely date it on this Crow River Trading chart link: http://www.crowriver.com/images/abtsnchart.pdf

[widget2k4]

thanks gameswat
this is the only picture of it i have on my computer atm, this was loosely fitting it together, when i rebuilt the gun the date inside the gun was stamped with the date 1925

[widget2k4]

also does anyone know how many balls should be in it ? i know its 10 shots but the balls are fed back to the gun, i only have 1 ball that fits that came with it and need to order some more.

[john t peterson]

The man for all things ABT is Roger Hilden at Crow River Trading in Minneapolis, MN, USA.

www.crowrivertrading.com/coinop/

Roger is a great guy. Tell him I sent you.

J Peterson
Formerly of MN, USA

[widget2k4]

thanks john

[gameswat]

Widget, the 1925 date is only a Patent cast into the pistol side, the same mistake is made constantly on eBay etc. The similar style gun with that date was used into the 1970's. This is a later model again, often called the Clamshell due to the top casting, pretty sure the masonite cases came in 1939 onwards. I've had many of this model and all ran on 5 balls, any less and they don't recycle properly, and more and they tend to jam at the gun entry.

[widget2k4]

thanks gameswat can't make out serial number on the paper, will try it with 5 balls

[jingle]

6mm plate glass will do the job
Not toughened Keith
It will shatter with a ball bearing hitting it
Like a side window on cars
Easiest way to break in to a car
I believe

Plate won't break as easy
It would have been made with plate
Anyway (cheaper too )

[widget2k4]

Cheers bob
I know who to call on next time I'm locked out my car.
I sorted it with some normal glass, hasn't broke yet and I've fired some balls out of it. These are so much fun everyone should have one.

[pennymachines]

You get a lot of game play in such a small package.

[safetyman1005]

Patents for guns attached

1025 patent.pdf

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1958 Patent.pdf

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Might be of some help!!