Red Ryder Daisy Will Shoot Your Eye Out
by Barbara McMahon
Title
Red Ryder Daisy Will Shoot Your Eye Out
Artist
Barbara McMahon
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This original Daisy Red Ryder Carbine air rifle belongs to my dear neighbour Garry. It was his as a young boy and when he retells the stories of shooting at tin cans on the fence, his eyes light up with joy, remembering his childhood in Saskatchewan.
The Red Ryder BB Gun is a BB gun made by Daisy Outdoor Products and introduced in 1938 that resembles the Winchester rifle of Western movies. Named for the comic strip cowboy character Red Ryder (who also appeared in numerous films between 1940 and 1950, and on television in 1956), the BB gun is still in production, though the comic strip was cancelled in 1963.
The Red Ryder BB gun was prominently featured in A Christmas Story, in which Ralphie Parker requests one for Christmas, but is repeatedly rebuffed with the warning "You'll shoot your eye out". The movie's fictional BB gun, described as the "Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time", does not correspond to any model in existence nor even a prototype; the Red Ryder featured in the movie was specially made to match author Jean Shepherd's story (which may be artistic license, but was the configuration Shepherd claimed to remember). However, the "Buck Jones" Daisy air rifle, immediately above the Red Ryder in the Daisy line, did have a compass and sundial in the stock,] but no other features of the "Red Ryder" model.
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December 6th, 2014
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Comments (7)
Barbara McMahon
Thank you R. John Ferguson for featuring Red Ryder Daisy Will Shoot Your Eye Out in the Photography in Color Black and White and Sepia Group! Very much appreciated!
Tony Clark
Hahaha love it!!!! I just saw this. I had a daisy air rifle too! " You'll shoot your eye out" What memories, thanks.
Barbara McMahon replied:
Wonderful that this has brought back memories for you Tony! Thank you for your kind comment.
Steve Harrington
What a great shot, pun intended! :) I had one of these! Thanks for the memory, Barbara! LF
Marvin Spates
Lovely photo Barbara!! I had a Daisy bb gun too, my dad taught me to respect all guns!!! L/F
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Marvin! I was hoping to hear from someone who had this toy BB gun as a child. I wish more Dads were like your's and taught respect and safety of firearms (even if they are toys) to their children.