Hardly a day goes by that I'm not tickled to have experienced a 1960s childhood. This toy was produced by REMCO in the early 1960s as part of their Marine Raider series included in their Monkey Division line.
It featured a 19-inch mortar tube mounted on an adjustable bipod and base plate. It included 5-inch plastic shells with an adjustable spring-loaded launching mechanism. Shells were launched with a trigger.
Regrettably, I never had one of these. If I did, I could have raised the standard of backyard warfare to an entirely new level.
Periodically, one of these finds its way to E-Bay and Craig's List but they're usually missing the sighting optics and/or the shells. A complete set-up sells for hundreds of dollars.
Nevertheless, I did have one of these.
A genuine REMCO Monkey Division Jungle Guerilla Warfare helmet. Naturally, it has been lost to the trash heap of poorly executed childhood battles.
Shucks...
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