POP GUN ILLUSION - Smokey Mountain Magic

Two volunteers assist you to re-create the story of William Tell.  An apple (wooden) is examined and a silk handkerchief is marked for further identification.
The apple is wrapped in a paper napkin, while the marked silk is loaded into a clear “shotgun shell” and inserted into the rear of your “home made” Pop Gun…

To help the audience follow the silk’s invisible flight across the stage, you blow up a balloon and isolate it in a round holder…a bit like a tennis racket with no strings.
The apple is placed on top of one helper’s head while the other levels the Pop Gun at the balloon. The trigger is pulled…

POP!  A banner pops out the end of the gun!  POP!  The balloon breaks!  The apple is unwrapped and the hanky removed by the helper.  It’s their marked silk!