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If it's Mattel, it's swell!

By The Armorer on March 5, 2008 | | Comments (10)

Just for fun.

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No, it's not real, silly. But it is funny. Especially if you are old enough to remember their fielding, when people were giving up the manly M14 for this thing!

And no, I didn't make this.

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By mostly cajun on March 5, 2008 8:11 AM
I know it's silly. You know it's silly. But you'd probably get rich collecting ten bucks from every vet who'd swear to "I didn't have one that said "mattel" but I know this dude that did..." MC
 
By SFC D on March 5, 2008 8:30 AM
I didn't have one made by Mattel, but in basic training I had an M16A1 stamped "General Motors, Hydramatic Division"...
 
By Fred on March 5, 2008 9:04 AM
I had one in basic stamped Harrington and Richardson. I thought, "Cool. I have a really fine rifle here." Not.
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 5, 2008 9:40 AM
I was, at various times and places, issued a Colt, a Hydramatic, and a H&R. Then I started getting pistols (or my fave, my M3A1...). Because I had some knowledge of .45's, I indulged myself and at various times had a Union Switch and Signal and a Singer. Mostly, I carried a Remington-Rand.
 
By Fishmugger on March 5, 2008 10:55 AM
The AR-15 I was issued was built by Acoustic Research and came with a jack for my Walkman and a cup holder so you wouldn't spill your drink while on the range. We had to qualify at 1000 inches and in those days I could chuck a rock farther and cause more damage. We figured the Air Force bought it through Boys Life.
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 5, 2008 11:07 AM
Dang! I missed out on the cup-holder!
 
By Justthisguy on March 5, 2008 2:55 PM
I lust after the chance to get a nice M1 carbine made by Rock-Ola, and then have the Hughes Amendment repealed, so that I might do the M2 conversion to it. Rock 'n Roll! Maybe I should get a C&R license, and specialize in weird substitute-standard arms. I think it would be hilarious to say, "Come on over to my place, and I'll show you my Johnson!"
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 5, 2008 3:59 PM
C'mon, JTG - you know you'd say that to an undercover vice cop. It's inevitable.
 
By Justthisguy on March 5, 2008 6:04 PM
Only if I met the cop at a gun shop. I swear, you allistic people will cause the collapse of Western Civilization, and are probably provably already doing so. "American Idol", "People Magazine", "youtube", and MSM generally, well, I just cringe from all of that. Effin' monkeys! I think I might have another 20 years left, if I take care of myself. I'd rather give up all of my (admittedly slight) chances of getting laid, in any way, for the rest of my life, in exchange for having responsible Constitutional government restored to us.
 
By Justthisguy on March 5, 2008 6:22 PM
Not that I object to lighthearted smartassedness; I'd be happy to co-operate with Chief Bill to buy each of us a rifle chambered in .219 Improved Zipper.
 
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