Payton Products, Inc. Little Green Army Men - Pt 34 Field Accessory's Heavy Weapons Sub-Group: Bazooka UPDATE

I recently (like two days ago) acquired some Payton salesman sheets with photos of quite a few sets on them. Of all the sets shown, only one - Set No. 422A - had a clear enough picture of the bazooka. It appears in the far upper left and appears to show a Marx-style bazooka, not the shorter/truncated version I postulated as Payton.

Ed

This detail is what I see in the set photo which is different than the shorter bazooka

So the question now is: who the heck made shorter one?

Payton Products, Inc. Little Green Army Men - Pt 33 Field Accessory's Heavy Weapons Sub-Group: Bazooka

On the surface, the Payton bazooka is a much easier piece to differentiate from its Marx counterpart, being a stubbier, cut-down affair. But then again...

Here's the deal. Sometimes the shorter bazooka shows up in lots of Payton Army men, while other times the longer one is included. Take this post with a large grain of salt as I'm only surmising the short version is Payton but honestly, maybe it's some other brand, and maybe the longer version was appropriate to both Marx and Payton. Only an unopened mint-in-bag (or box) set with an intact example of the bazooka will verify whether I'm right or not.

Ed

Marx - Payton (?) Comparison

Payton - Maybe

Payton Products, Inc. Little Green Army Men - Pt 32 Field Accessory's Heavy Weapons Sub-Group: Tripod Mounted Recoilless Rifle

I'm afraid this is too close to call. I'm hazarding that, again, there are minor differences around the gunsight area but I'd hate to bet on it.

Ed

Marx - Payton Comparison

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Payton Products, Inc. Little Green Army Men - Pt 31 Field Accessory's Heavy Weapons Sub-Group: Tripod Mounted 30cal MG

Here we have Payton's tripod mounted 30cal MG. Funny story: many years ago I walked into a friends house and sitting on his living room floor was one of these bad boys! A real one - not a toy!!! My friend held a Federal firearm's license was able to buy and sell to cleared individuals. He said he was waiting for the guy to pick it up. 😆

Anywho, here's Payton's toy version!

Ed

Marx - Payton Comparison

Like the 50cal water-cooled MG, I see some minor differences around the gunsight / grip area.

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Payton Products, Inc. Little Green Army Men - Pt 30 Field Accessory's Heavy Weapons Sub-Group: Tripod Mounted 50cal Water Cooled MG

Well good readers, if you see a lag in posts this coming week, it's because I've been fighting a cold and persistent cough the past couple of weeks and I really haven't felt like doing much of anything. I have tried to get as much ready beforehand as possible so maybe it'll all work out in the end.

Anywho, our next trip down Payton memory lane brings us to the heavy weapons group. Okay, well maybe not 'heavy' as in cannons, howitzers, or tanks, but heavy enough if it was your job to haul these around the battlefield. Here's what we'll cover in the next few days:

-Tripod mounted 50cal water-cooled MG

-Tripod mounted 30cal MG

-Tripod mounted recoilless rifle

-Bazooka

They were all molded in soft vinyl plastic and are almost indistinguishable from Marx - who also molded theirs in a soft vinyl plastic. But, to that end I've included Marx/Payton comparison shots.

Ed

Marx - Payton Comparison

If I were some guy selling this stuff on eBay I'd have a helluva time trying to figure out the difference. Look closely and you'll notice the minor differences but the single biggest difference that I notice is the gunsight

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