Rifle Gallery
About This Machine
The Rifle Gallery, model number 449, is an electro-mechanical (EM) shooting-gallery game manufactured by Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company - not a flipper pinball machine - though its exact release date is unconfirmed; the model number suggests roughly 1974.
Gameplay is notable for its flexibility: operators could set the coin price at 10 or 25 cents and offer 20 shots per game, with a selectable time limit of 18, 25, 30, 35, or 40 (units unconfirmed), or no time limit at all. The game could also be configured to award free play, extended play, or no award for regulation play; in free-play mode, a player's coin was returned if all targets were knocked down within the allotted time.
Housed in an extra-tall cabinet - 91 inches high, 28 3/4 inches wide, and 56 inches deep - and themed around sports/hunting, the Rifle Gallery's flyer describes "electronic sound," though the exact sound-generation method is unconfirmed. Little else is documented about the machine's designer or reception, leaving it a relatively obscure entry from Chicago Coin's mid-1970s lineup.
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Technical Details
- Theme:
- Sports - Hunting
- Model Number:
- 449
- Notable Features:
- 10 cent or 25 cent play (operator adjustable). 20 shots per game. Game can be set to have a time limit or no time limit. Time limits are an operator choice of 18, 25, 30, 35, or 40. Game can be set to award free play, extended play, or regulation play (no award). In free play operation, when all targets are knocked down within an allocated time, the player's coin is returned to the player. Extra tall cabinet advertised as 91 inches high, 28 3/4 inches wide, and 56 inches deep.