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.
Rubber band gun rifles, and Tommy guns. The repeater RBG is usually made of wood (although many Lego-based designs have been produced), and has a plastic firing mechanism, consisting of a toothed wheel onto which the bands are hooked, and a sprung trigger or escapement that releases the wheel by one notch, releasing a rubber band every time the trigger is pulled. In Lego designs, a gear is commonly used in place of the toothed wheel, and due to how fine the teeth on the gear are, the escapement allows a rotation of more than one tooth, requiring rubber bands to be loaded