Can we date this Daisy 660?

[Skillet]

Greetings All,
I brought home this Daisy 660 "Ricochet" days ago from a flea market and found some information about it on the net.  Some distinguishing characteristics of this one are the steel forearm and the lack of smoking compression chamber.  The solid muzzle end cap has a deep dimple, but no through hole.  I can't really take it apart conventionally, since the butt stock is riveted on, so I can't say for certain that it has no compression chamber.  I'm just guessing not.  Even the 1960s models have plastic vs pressed steel forearms, so I think this might be from the late 1950s?

It does have a working whizzer wheel that makes the ricochet sound when it is cocked and fired.  It used to have a swell looking brass colored "scope" mounted on top, but that is long gone.  It would be interesting to place it into the manufacturing timeline of the Model 660.  I like to know the history of the things that make my work shop their present home. 

I hope this old toy gun was a little bit interesting to look at.   When it caught my eye, I thought it had a good shape and was a nice, solid toy gun.
I'll leave it as is and make a wall mount for it so it'll be ready for some ricochet cowboy action shootin' any time that might be called for. 
Cheers!
Will

[airgunaut]

Whizzer wheel? Like the plastic gizmos that you blow into and a tiny car runs around a groove while making a WHEEEEeeeeee sound?

Thanks for posting. I’d never heard of the 660 and it sounds like a cool piece of Americana.

[HOSPassassin]

I dunno... does its dad object?

Remember to tip your servers, folks, and I'll see myself out.... 

[Skillet]

Both the above replies wee much appreciated I thought they were great.  The fellow in this amusing video used the term Whizzer Wheel, which is very appropriate as you can see if you care to watch the attached video about the innards of the Daisy 660.  The smoking muzzle feature is also explained. 

[airgunaut]

WOW, great video! And unusual. I might start going to local ranch estate sales to look for other old toys.

I used to bicycle around your location on many weekends. Walked two wonderful state park beaches, too. Beautiful combination of pastoral and ocean scenery there.

[Skillet]

Pat, I'm glad you liked that video, I agree they did a good job.  Here it is The Daisy 660, mounted above the idea board and below the remains of my split skateboard, dated 1976.  It's not a prominent spot, but it can be found and quickly brought into play.
You can understand why I chose to live on Cape Cod.  I got here in 1983 because it is a nice place, I always found work and I just never left.  Now I ride my upright-sitting bike along the bike paths and enjoy the natural features you mentioned.  I hope you enjoy where you settled, too.

[BanjomanMI76]

Greetings All,
I brought home this Daisy 660 "Ricochet" days ago from a flea market and found some information about it on the net.  Some distinguishing characteristics of this one are the steel forearm and the lack of smoking compression chamber.  The solid muzzle end cap has a deep dimple, but no through hole.  I can't really take it apart conventionally, since the butt stock is riveted on, so I can't say for certain that it has no compression chamber.  I'm just guessing not.  Even the 1960s models have plastic vs pressed steel forearms, so I think this might be from the late 1950s?

It does have a working whizzer wheel that makes the ricochet sound when it is cocked and fired.  It used to have a swell looking brass colored "scope" mounted on top, but that is long gone.  It would be interesting to place it into the manufacturing timeline of the Model 660.  I like to know the history of the things that make my work shop their present home. 

I hope this old toy gun was a little bit interesting to look at.   When it caught my eye, I thought it had a good shape and was a nice, solid toy gun.
I'll leave it as is and make a wall mount for it so it'll be ready for some ricochet cowboy action shootin' any time that might be called for. 
Cheers!
Will

I would go to Daisy Talk! This post should get you an answer or ask Cobalt327. http://forum.daisymuseum.com/how-to-tell-when-my-gun-was-made-reg-lot-no-code_topic8040.html. Shane Bruce, RestoMod on YT (The one in your referenced video) has a series of late on the whizzers.

[Jabber6]

Yes fill out the form on the site mentioned above and send it in. I’ve done it for a few Daisy’s of mine and received a response via email within a week or two.