Rubber band gun Rubber band gun A rubber band gun, often abbreviated to RBG, is a toy gun used to fire one or more rubber bands (or "elastic bands"). Rubber band guns are often used in live-action games such as Assassins, in which they are common and popular toy weapons. They are also common in offices and classrooms. Rubber band guns have been popular toys that date back to the invention of rubber bands, which were patented in England on March 17, 1845 by Stephen Perry. This is the simplest form of rubber band gun. Its firing mechanism consists solely of a clothespin.
Honoured Inventor of the USSR Honoured Inventor of the USSR The Honorary Title "Honoured Inventor of the USSR" () was a state award of the Soviet Union established on December 28, 1981 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet № 6277-X to recognise and reward innovations in technology. Its statute was later confirmed on August 22, 1988 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet № 9441-XI. It ceased to be awarded following the December 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union and was replaced in 1992 by the Honorary Title "Honoured Inventor of the Russian Federation". The Honorary Title "Honoured Inventor of