FUN FACTS, HISTORY, ATTRIBUTES (ie size, year of production, color,scarcity, etc) WHAT FOLLOWS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING SPECIFIC in this listing.
GI Joe 1964 1966 Figure Set SOTW #8102
Original Australian Inverted Chevrons
The original GI Joe American soldier was unique in appearance - and
showed the 'hard life' he lived with the large visible scar that was
featured prominently on his cheek. When Hasbro came out with the
'soldiers of the world' line, they probably wanted to distinguish these
foreign soldiers easily and left the scar of the face (in addition the
face is a different sculpt). There were 6 soldiers released - still
not sure exactly what went into their final decision process in how they
chose the particular 6). The soldiers included: German
Stormtrooper, Japanese fighter (with a unique Asian head sculpt), Russian,
French Resistance fighter, British fighter, and Australian Jungle
fighter. The Soldiers of the World were marketed in two main ways -
you could buy the figure with no accessories (small window box) and then
the weapons (small card)...or the figure and accessories were available in
a large window box. His accessories included:
Australian Jungle Campaign Hat (incised 'HASBRO
Australian Jungle Campaign Hat (Usually incised 'HASBRO
Japan' on interior)
Australian Jungle Fatigue Jacket (with SCARCE INVERTED chevrons, often
missing)
Australian Jungle Fatigue Short Pants
Australian Uniform Belt
Australian Uniform Socks
Machete with Sheath
Flame Thrower, Camouflage
Knuckle Knife, Brass Painted Handle
Boots, Short Brown x2
Grenades x6
Entrenching Tool
Victoria Cross Medal
This listing is comprised of an authentic, 1960s Hasbro Australian Jungle
Fighter set including RARE Jacket with RARE gold stripes on white
background chevrons.
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