My Pals dad used to work for Crown Toppers toys at their UK distribution centre in Hayes, London. As a consequence we used to have all the toys this company produced back then including The secret Sam spy case, walkie talkies, The mighty Joe tank (awesome) and a truck which could carry the weight of a small child, I think it was called Fat Sam.... Happy days.
My OMA is going up for sale soon as I no longer have the space and I can't bare to just have it sitting in storage somewhere....
I have this Johnny Seven here in London UK with me now... At least I have the box, I know this because it has the self same tear on the cover of the box where the white is showing through the blue... I don't think the actual gun is the same as the one I have has some fading on the silver lettering.... Still in nice condition given the fact that it is coming up for 46 years old.
I wish they still made cool toys like that! I remember when almost every toy shot kind of projectile... until they made them stop because you might "put your eye out". Whatever.
I remember this- my brother got one for xmas when I was a kid. (I had, oddly enough, no interest-- what I wanted and got was a "My Favorite Martian" magic kit.) It was a remarkable toy, to be sure. I have always wondered, with all of it's functions, why the Pentagon never bothered to reverse-engineer this into a real weapon-- at the time it would have made our troops unstoppable.
This is awesome! This is not PC and that is why I like it. Much like the plastic guns I had as a young boy! Great Americana history! Thanks for posting!
I had one of these when they first came out. Well, technically speaking, it was my friend's but I found that by holding the gun by its nose and swinging it at my friends head that it's actually a Johnny-Eight. Worked well for me, worked well.
Thanks for bringing back memories of me unwrapping one of these under the Christmas tree in 1964. My parents must have been brave compared to the moms & dads today!
I am a toy collector and I had a Johnny Seven when I was young. I would love to get another one day just to have one. You brought back some great memories thanks.
I am English and have many happy memories of this toy, I was lucky enough to get one in 1964 for my 7th birthday, the endless hours of fun we had, I just wish me and my friends hadn't played this toy to destruction
Wow... I remember it like it as yesterday... Those missiles I fired in the house... Those lamps I knocked over... Those spankings I got... Ah. Good times...
Great videos. Love to watch them. You got a good point by the way. Things like this easily get lost in time, this way newer generations can check it out aswell.
My answer: A substance that obviously has coated your brain causing you to fail at spelling and the ability to look up words in the dictionary. Look it up Brainiac!
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i find your point of view fascinating, the so called "American History" is mostly weapons and destructive material. I dislike the history and the present time because of all of the war and racism, not to be offensive but i would rather find this history a disgrace instead of a positive good boy act. I will agree that all little boys liked to play with guns but when you think about it, that all leads to war.
It would appear that you advocate that I be prohibited from recording this part of American history merely because you detest war. I also detest war, but the fact remains, like it or not, these toys, based on war, were part of the American culture. Should we also cover up our nation's past because at one time we allowed slavery in our country? Using your analogy, I guess we should. I was one of those kids in the 60's who played with these toys. Would posting Teletubbies suit you?
@dezurtdude LOL! Since we used immigrant labor to build the railroads, we should ban toy trains. Since we used defected Nazi scientists to help build our space program, we should discontinue space toys. Since just about EVERY country on the face of the earth is the result of war, we should ban the display of flags, toys or otherwise. Since boats were used to transport slaves to this and many other countries, no more toy boats! No more toy cars since they are the number one cause of accidents.
@blizzard249 You couldn't be more wrong. Guns in the hands of law-abidding citizens... shout stregnth. Bad guys do not mess with a strong adversary. The ABSENCE of guns promote war... when you think about it.
Thankyou for transporting me back to the mid 1960's! I've just sat open-mouthed and transfixed to your wonderful presentation. My parents couldn't afford to buy me one but I had a couple of friends who had them. Other kids, including myself, would gather around in silence when a Johnny Seven was brought out and taken out of its box and assembled. We were allowed to touch but only those with enough candy to share would be allowed to fire it!! LOL! Wow, thanks for the memories dezurtdude!
@newliver2009 Glad you enjoyed the trip back to the mid 60's and that story you told about having to offer candy in order to fire the JSOMA was funny. Thanks for viewing.
damn i had one of those back in the 60s, i think i got mine in 65 or 66, the same year the johnny express trucks came out i got them for x-mas the same year. the only part of that gun the survived inot my adulthood were the missels, but the got lost in the 80s.. good seeing one again that brings back memories.
From watching your very informative videos I have now acquired a JSOMA for my 60s toy collection. It is in very good condition but alas did not have a box. I will keep my eye on ebay just in case but from your experience of the topper toys, is there anybody out there who does a repro box for display purposes in the meantime.
WOW, I wonder if this was MY old Johnny 7. I had only 7 rounds (we were playing outside right after I got it and lost five rounds, which made me feel like crap) plus I had the thicker bipod. I got to play with it once and then some guy my mother was dating stole it for beer money. I made sure I always stored it as it came in the box so he got it all in one piece. The drunken a-hole. Anyway, that was down in Arkansas. Man I miss that Johnny 7.
Mackface-Part 4-I've tried, in without success, to purchase at auction, the Belgium, French and English versions, because the price was too costly when you factored in overseas shipping. Any other questions? Thanks for your interest and thanks for sharing the past with you son. Hopefully, it will spark him to collect his own toys. It is a fun hobby. Dezurtdude
Mackface-Part 2 of Answer-If you recieved one sometime after 1965, then, of course, your bullets would not have been reproductions.Topper Toys produced the JSOMA in several factories around the world. Factories were in Elizabeth, N.J. USA; Toronto, Canada; London, England and I also suspect that there was a factory in Austrailia too. See Part 3 of Answer.
Mackface-Part 3 of Answer-I've seen many variations of the box too. I have the common yellow box as shown in the vid, and I also have a Canadian version, which is the same as the yellow box shown in my vid except one side panel describing the functions is written in French. I've seen English, French and even a Belgium version. There was also a "Shadow Box" version that was produced without a lid to the box and it was shrink wrapped. See Part 4.
Hmm ... how long were these sold? I would have been only 5 yrs. old in 1965 ... so I'm thinking I must have got mine at least a couple years after that. Along with the fact that I'm in Canada, that might explain the white bullets. I am SO sure they weren't marbled grey. (Like, maybe 90% sure.) Still ... I'm just sitting down with my 7yr. old, now, to show him this vid'. THANKS, d-dude!
Mackface-Did your son like the toy after viewing the video? I would venture to say that he does. The JSOMA appeared on the market in 1964 and I think they stopped producing the JSOMA around 1968. I wouldn't be surprised if your bullets were all white because I have seen many variations of portions of this toy. See part 2 of answer.
Dezurtdude, this is SO sweet! Wish I could find one. Thank you, my friend, for sharing this. My own still holds a special spot in my heart ... even though it's long gone and, until now, hadn't found anyone who remembered them or believed my recollections.
Keith 51. Tripod! tripod? Yea, I remember now. For want of a Johny 7, I would use a tripod, a stand from an old small round Bar-B-Q to support the old shotgun on and use it on this tripod as if it were a heavy machine gun. Both the air gun and the shot gun came from the local rubbish tip and they were both missing there stocks, you would hold onto the end of the action on the shotgun on the improvised tripod and use it like a Vickers, the air gun you would use like Sten sub machine gun.
Keith 51. I meant to say that the kids were all shouldering there 3 ohs as they marched down the typical ozzy street.
My dad was a WW2 digger, although not typical, he was one of the few who had escaped from the Japanese death camp at Ranau in North Borneo. We weren't poor but we weren't rich either, and Johny 7s weren't cheap here, I had an old shot gun that didn't work and an old air gun that didn't work I mainly used these as my toy guns at that time. Good thing history, keep it up mate.
Keith 51. (sorry needed more space, to much to say) ....... you had a line of typical ozzy kids marching down a typical ozzy street when the father called out to his kid that he had told him not to play around with the dads 3 oh. The kid comes over to the father and said something like, "No dad it my new......" whatever the name of this 3 oh was. (I don't recall what it was called now) The add was a real Australia Classic. I think the 3 oh had a name similar to the Johny 7 or the Mark Ten.
Keith 51. Great stuff. Do you have a Mark 10. They came out around the same time as the Johny 7. Here in Australia we also had an exact copy of an early 303 Lee Enfield it came out soon after the Johny 7 and Mark 10s, I had one, I think I still might have its bolt laying around the shed at my mothers place.
The TV add for the 303 was really really good. It was black and white we didn't have color TV here at that time. It showed a typical Ozzy dad for the time ex WW2 digger (all of them)....
LOL! Hey its just a hobby! Sorry to scare you! I'm not the boogey man, just a guy, who like thousands of others, likes old toys. Consider me an "online museum" curator
thanks for the video, it was wonderful too see this. me and my two brothers where given 1 of these each on christmas, i remember my dad, hiding them in the attic, and getting them from there christmas eve night for us..we each took a corner of the room and shot at each other all night.....god it was fantastic...!!
1964-5 In Britain I remember seeing the Johnny Seven in my local sweet shop for £5 exactly, Even then it was an expensive toy but there was one lad on our small estate who had one,After all these years as I approach 50 I still remember the awsome J7, back then us kids took our war games seriously,GREAT DAYS
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hi dezurtdude i had forgotten all about my johnny seven - how long were they in production dude as i got mine for christmas but ithink it was a little after 1964 - the first thing to go were the handgun bullets i ended up with three - then the side missile,the springs could have been more robust as that one jammed never to work again,and the tommy gun that was a loud clatter man - as you say they were played with hard - thanks for bringing it all back -cheers dude - from andy in lil ole england
Greetings Andy from across the pond! Folks from the UK love the Johnny Seven and I've sold about 12 of them to the UK! Don't get me wrong, as they love them here in the USA too. Not sure how long they were in production but I'd say production stopped somewhere around 1968. I'm happy to spark those memories. Check out the UK ebay, they show up all the time there but cost more than they do in the US. Cheers!
I sure do remember the Topper Toy line. In the National grocery store in our neighborhood, their toys were displayed above the produce and on top of the frozen food display.
Actually, the toys on the top shelves of grocery stores were made by Deluxe Reading and the Topper line of toys were sold in toy stores, but they are the same company. Yes, those toys were great and out of the reach of grubby little hands way up on those shelves. My sister and I used to bug the heck out of our parents to buy us those toys.
My god, you cannot imagine how jealous i am of your generation right now. CURSE BEING BORN IN THE 90'S!
vidEOkid12345 3 weeks ago
Ese señor se ve que quiere ese Johny Seven más que a la mujer
DATV22 2 months ago
I'm glad you post these videos. Awesome finds. I was born in 65, so I didn't get to see these. Thanks.
estvan56 3 months ago
WELL, DONT BE SURPRISED IF THE ATF DOESNT RAID THE HOUSE.
1IIIIIIIIII1 4 months ago
THATS CRAZY....I DONT REMEMBER ANYTHING LIKE THAT FROM THE 80S
1IIIIIIIIII1 4 months ago
Never got one of these, but it was one cool toy.
UnseenCaller 5 months ago
My Pals dad used to work for Crown Toppers toys at their UK distribution centre in Hayes, London. As a consequence we used to have all the toys this company produced back then including The secret Sam spy case, walkie talkies, The mighty Joe tank (awesome) and a truck which could carry the weight of a small child, I think it was called Fat Sam.... Happy days.
My OMA is going up for sale soon as I no longer have the space and I can't bare to just have it sitting in storage somewhere....
mrbillhicks 6 months ago
I have this Johnny Seven here in London UK with me now... At least I have the box, I know this because it has the self same tear on the cover of the box where the white is showing through the blue... I don't think the actual gun is the same as the one I have has some fading on the silver lettering.... Still in nice condition given the fact that it is coming up for 46 years old.
mrbillhicks 6 months ago
i had one of these , it was the best christmas present i ever had in my life, i owned all the play war games when i had it
kaotikuzen 7 months ago
Wow-This brings back memories!
copperstatekid 8 months ago
are you selling it? where did you buy it?
cool toy thanks for sharing
dindints 8 months ago
@dindints
Hey, I was on ebay and this guy is selling one right now under the same name.
copperstatekid 8 months ago
@dindints
This is my personal J7OMA, but I am selling one on ebay right now (6-25-11). It isn't as nice as this one, but it is priced right.
dezurtdude 8 months ago
I wish they still made cool toys like that! I remember when almost every toy shot kind of projectile... until they made them stop because you might "put your eye out". Whatever.
cali4tune 8 months ago
A school pal of mine in England had one in the mid 60s.
I was very envious.
duckgeezer 8 months ago
I had on of these. I was the coolest kid on the block.
PinkFloydFan413 9 months ago
I had one of these as a child! Wonderful score!
SuperVanGogh13 10 months ago
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unnamed715 10 months ago
Older tha better tha good old days
nick968052 10 months ago
back when you could bring a gun to school son
101kipkayfan 10 months ago
push the pause button on the beginning and you'll see a proud man
Kackamann1 1 year ago
I remember this- my brother got one for xmas when I was a kid. (I had, oddly enough, no interest-- what I wanted and got was a "My Favorite Martian" magic kit.) It was a remarkable toy, to be sure. I have always wondered, with all of it's functions, why the Pentagon never bothered to reverse-engineer this into a real weapon-- at the time it would have made our troops unstoppable.
Kenko706 1 year ago
This is awesome! This is not PC and that is why I like it. Much like the plastic guns I had as a young boy! Great Americana history! Thanks for posting!
DazzaZulu 1 year ago
I had one of these when they first came out. Well, technically speaking, it was my friend's but I found that by holding the gun by its nose and swinging it at my friends head that it's actually a Johnny-Eight. Worked well for me, worked well.
kaferere 1 year ago
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JKJ20001 1 year ago
dude im 10 and i really would want that for christmas myself
but they dont sell it any more and also are you willing to sell it
on ebay ? please respond
JKJ20001 1 year ago
Thanks for bringing back memories of me unwrapping one of these under the Christmas tree in 1964. My parents must have been brave compared to the moms & dads today!
SmilingMelvin 1 year ago
I am a toy collector and I had a Johnny Seven when I was young. I would love to get another one day just to have one. You brought back some great memories thanks.
tomatotv321 1 year ago
I am English and have many happy memories of this toy, I was lucky enough to get one in 1964 for my 7th birthday, the endless hours of fun we had, I just wish me and my friends hadn't played this toy to destruction
j2091957 1 year ago
you have a awsome mustache
redzero135 1 year ago
that things huge
mrknopper 1 year ago
If me and my friends had those when whe where young...
Jimpiedepimpie 1 year ago
Wow... I remember it like it as yesterday... Those missiles I fired in the house... Those lamps I knocked over... Those spankings I got... Ah. Good times...
Deke101 1 year ago
I had a Johnny Seven OMA when it came-out in the mid-1960's in England and my younger brother had one too.
You can just imagine the mayhem they created!
Fantastic fun and easilly the best toy I ever had.
Strangely enough, owning one never made me go out and kill people.
Go figure!
MyFootballFacts 1 year ago
IF YOU ARE SELLING IT HOW MUCH DO YOU WAIT FOR IT THANKS
pudster181 1 year ago
Great videos. Love to watch them. You got a good point by the way. Things like this easily get lost in time, this way newer generations can check it out aswell.
Altaranalt 1 year ago
@cblevins0720
You said: wat ti fuck is tarnish
My answer: A substance that obviously has coated your brain causing you to fail at spelling and the ability to look up words in the dictionary. Look it up Brainiac!
dezurtdude 1 year ago 4
500$
blatololo 1 year ago
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i find your point of view fascinating, the so called "American History" is mostly weapons and destructive material. I dislike the history and the present time because of all of the war and racism, not to be offensive but i would rather find this history a disgrace instead of a positive good boy act. I will agree that all little boys liked to play with guns but when you think about it, that all leads to war.
blizzard249 1 year ago
@blizzard249
It would appear that you advocate that I be prohibited from recording this part of American history merely because you detest war. I also detest war, but the fact remains, like it or not, these toys, based on war, were part of the American culture. Should we also cover up our nation's past because at one time we allowed slavery in our country? Using your analogy, I guess we should. I was one of those kids in the 60's who played with these toys. Would posting Teletubbies suit you?
dezurtdude 1 year ago 3
@dezurtdude LOL! Since we used immigrant labor to build the railroads, we should ban toy trains. Since we used defected Nazi scientists to help build our space program, we should discontinue space toys. Since just about EVERY country on the face of the earth is the result of war, we should ban the display of flags, toys or otherwise. Since boats were used to transport slaves to this and many other countries, no more toy boats! No more toy cars since they are the number one cause of accidents.
Deke101 1 year ago
@blizzard249 You couldn't be more wrong. Guns in the hands of law-abidding citizens... shout stregnth. Bad guys do not mess with a strong adversary. The ABSENCE of guns promote war... when you think about it.
MrHarris414 1 year ago 2
so nice
bboyrap143 1 year ago
@blizzard249 shut up
TheDesertEagle02 9 months ago
TAKE THAT COMMUNIST SCUM!!!
link000000 1 year ago
Thankyou for transporting me back to the mid 1960's! I've just sat open-mouthed and transfixed to your wonderful presentation. My parents couldn't afford to buy me one but I had a couple of friends who had them. Other kids, including myself, would gather around in silence when a Johnny Seven was brought out and taken out of its box and assembled. We were allowed to touch but only those with enough candy to share would be allowed to fire it!! LOL! Wow, thanks for the memories dezurtdude!
newliver2009 1 year ago
@newliver2009 Glad you enjoyed the trip back to the mid 60's and that story you told about having to offer candy in order to fire the JSOMA was funny. Thanks for viewing.
dezurtdude 1 year ago
damn i had one of those back in the 60s, i think i got mine in 65 or 66, the same year the johnny express trucks came out i got them for x-mas the same year. the only part of that gun the survived inot my adulthood were the missels, but the got lost in the 80s.. good seeing one again that brings back memories.
oldschoolsituationz 1 year ago
Hi Dezurtdude
From watching your very informative videos I have now acquired a JSOMA for my 60s toy collection. It is in very good condition but alas did not have a box. I will keep my eye on ebay just in case but from your experience of the topper toys, is there anybody out there who does a repro box for display purposes in the meantime.
Appreciate any help.
ToymanUK 1 year ago
COOL! GUN were do you get it
shannon12012 1 year ago
nice vids im gona sub :)
rayplay2324 1 year ago
Got one christmas, best toy ever!
buster1173 1 year ago
Got one for christmas, best toy ever, I whish i stil had it!
buster1173 1 year ago
Had one and loved it, I played hard with it and it lasted a long time
slydewinder 2 years ago
These puppies were played with hard and they were made very well.
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
My brother got one of these christmas 65 or 66 !
jsilence418 2 years ago
i so wanna get it man SO WANNA GET IT
Justinwakeez 2 years ago
WOW, I wonder if this was MY old Johnny 7. I had only 7 rounds (we were playing outside right after I got it and lost five rounds, which made me feel like crap) plus I had the thicker bipod. I got to play with it once and then some guy my mother was dating stole it for beer money. I made sure I always stored it as it came in the box so he got it all in one piece. The drunken a-hole. Anyway, that was down in Arkansas. Man I miss that Johnny 7.
Justliquor 2 years ago
they had some badass toys in 1964
godfist787 2 years ago
how much???
samy164 2 years ago
great post and I am totally fucking jealous
CHANNELOMD 2 years ago
i like the jonny sevens roclets
10010110001 2 years ago
Mackface-Part 4-I've tried, in without success, to purchase at auction, the Belgium, French and English versions, because the price was too costly when you factored in overseas shipping. Any other questions? Thanks for your interest and thanks for sharing the past with you son. Hopefully, it will spark him to collect his own toys. It is a fun hobby. Dezurtdude
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
Mackface-Part 2 of Answer-If you recieved one sometime after 1965, then, of course, your bullets would not have been reproductions.Topper Toys produced the JSOMA in several factories around the world. Factories were in Elizabeth, N.J. USA; Toronto, Canada; London, England and I also suspect that there was a factory in Austrailia too. See Part 3 of Answer.
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
Mackface-Part 3 of Answer-I've seen many variations of the box too. I have the common yellow box as shown in the vid, and I also have a Canadian version, which is the same as the yellow box shown in my vid except one side panel describing the functions is written in French. I've seen English, French and even a Belgium version. There was also a "Shadow Box" version that was produced without a lid to the box and it was shrink wrapped. See Part 4.
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
Hmm ... how long were these sold? I would have been only 5 yrs. old in 1965 ... so I'm thinking I must have got mine at least a couple years after that. Along with the fact that I'm in Canada, that might explain the white bullets. I am SO sure they weren't marbled grey. (Like, maybe 90% sure.) Still ... I'm just sitting down with my 7yr. old, now, to show him this vid'. THANKS, d-dude!
mackface 2 years ago
Mackface-Did your son like the toy after viewing the video? I would venture to say that he does. The JSOMA appeared on the market in 1964 and I think they stopped producing the JSOMA around 1968. I wouldn't be surprised if your bullets were all white because I have seen many variations of portions of this toy. See part 2 of answer.
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
Yup, toys back then were kickass. That is why they are so collectible now.
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
Yes, I the dauntless defender of classic vintage American made toys!
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
BTW - I'm pretty damned sure my ORIGINAL bullets were solid white. (But the missiles, as you say, were all hollow.)
mackface 2 years ago
Most of the bullets were marbled grey, but variations do exist. Also, many reproductions bullets are now made and they are white.
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
Dezurtdude, this is SO sweet! Wish I could find one. Thank you, my friend, for sharing this. My own still holds a special spot in my heart ... even though it's long gone and, until now, hadn't found anyone who remembered them or believed my recollections.
mackface 2 years ago
These show up on ebay all the time. Be careful if you go to buy one, many have problems. Glad to help confirm your memories.
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
Keith 51. Tripod! tripod? Yea, I remember now. For want of a Johny 7, I would use a tripod, a stand from an old small round Bar-B-Q to support the old shotgun on and use it on this tripod as if it were a heavy machine gun. Both the air gun and the shot gun came from the local rubbish tip and they were both missing there stocks, you would hold onto the end of the action on the shotgun on the improvised tripod and use it like a Vickers, the air gun you would use like Sten sub machine gun.
FCCOOL 2 years ago
Keith 51. I meant to say that the kids were all shouldering there 3 ohs as they marched down the typical ozzy street.
My dad was a WW2 digger, although not typical, he was one of the few who had escaped from the Japanese death camp at Ranau in North Borneo. We weren't poor but we weren't rich either, and Johny 7s weren't cheap here, I had an old shot gun that didn't work and an old air gun that didn't work I mainly used these as my toy guns at that time. Good thing history, keep it up mate.
FCCOOL 2 years ago
Keith 51. (sorry needed more space, to much to say) ....... you had a line of typical ozzy kids marching down a typical ozzy street when the father called out to his kid that he had told him not to play around with the dads 3 oh. The kid comes over to the father and said something like, "No dad it my new......" whatever the name of this 3 oh was. (I don't recall what it was called now) The add was a real Australia Classic. I think the 3 oh had a name similar to the Johny 7 or the Mark Ten.
FCCOOL 2 years ago
Keith 51. Great stuff. Do you have a Mark 10. They came out around the same time as the Johny 7. Here in Australia we also had an exact copy of an early 303 Lee Enfield it came out soon after the Johny 7 and Mark 10s, I had one, I think I still might have its bolt laying around the shed at my mothers place.
The TV add for the 303 was really really good. It was black and white we didn't have color TV here at that time. It showed a typical Ozzy dad for the time ex WW2 digger (all of them)....
FCCOOL 2 years ago
thats pretty cool,you could probaly make a lot of money from this,but its probaly more fun collecting them
ozarka110 3 years ago
your obssesion with old toys scares and intrigues me
ozarka110 3 years ago
LOL! Hey its just a hobby! Sorry to scare you! I'm not the boogey man, just a guy, who like thousands of others, likes old toys. Consider me an "online museum" curator
dezurtdude2 3 years ago
thanks for the video, it was wonderful too see this. me and my two brothers where given 1 of these each on christmas, i remember my dad, hiding them in the attic, and getting them from there christmas eve night for us..we each took a corner of the room and shot at each other all night.....god it was fantastic...!!
Weaponsuser 3 years ago
Man, those were the days when all you had to worry about is if your Johnny Seven Missiles and Bullets would find their mark!
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
1964-5 In Britain I remember seeing the Johnny Seven in my local sweet shop for £5 exactly, Even then it was an expensive toy but there was one lad on our small estate who had one,After all these years as I approach 50 I still remember the awsome J7, back then us kids took our war games seriously,GREAT DAYS
tukoramerez 3 years ago
how much did u buy it for? plz respond
lookatme10x 3 years ago
Chucj I got one of them in 64 when Iwas seven It was the best xmas present and the last one I ever got.
Bobby61557 3 years ago
johnny sevens r awesome i want 2 save my mony 2 buy 1 on ebay
dragonsbreath23 3 years ago
CAN YOU giv it to me NICK C.
crazyw4xx 3 years ago
Check out the Prevatt Christmas 1965 home movie (watch?v=2JCAOe_4nQs) and see a kid playing with his brand new Johnny Seven O M A Gun!
CalverWeems 3 years ago
Thanks for pointing out the Christmas vid showing the J7 on Christmas morning. It was great to watch. I only wish the lighting was better.
dezurtdude2 3 years ago
do you have the mattel thompson?
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rayvilla2008 3 years ago
Hey, if you really are 11 and not 41 like your profile says, then it is dangerous for an 11 year old to give out the address and phone number of where he lives. Why would I call you? Something here is bizarre. I bet calling the number will rack up some bizarre charges billed to my phone bill.
dezurtdude2 3 years ago
hi dezurtdude i had forgotten all about my johnny seven - how long were they in production dude as i got mine for christmas but ithink it was a little after 1964 - the first thing to go were the handgun bullets i ended up with three - then the side missile,the springs could have been more robust as that one jammed never to work again,and the tommy gun that was a loud clatter man - as you say they were played with hard - thanks for bringing it all back -cheers dude - from andy in lil ole england
incandi 3 years ago
Greetings Andy from across the pond! Folks from the UK love the Johnny Seven and I've sold about 12 of them to the UK! Don't get me wrong, as they love them here in the USA too. Not sure how long they were in production but I'd say production stopped somewhere around 1968. I'm happy to spark those memories. Check out the UK ebay, they show up all the time there but cost more than they do in the US. Cheers!
dezurtdude 3 years ago
THATS NOT A TRI POD !
ANIKENSKYGUY 3 years ago
Ok, I made a mistake and its been pointed out. So sue me.
dezurtdude 3 years ago
Can I sue you for custody of the toy? lol
Man, I'd have loved to have had that when I was a kid.
Gurgle103 3 years ago
Sure, go ahead! LOL.
dezurtdude2 3 years ago
OMG NOOOO !!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE MAKES THIS MISTAKE>
ITS A BI-POD NOT A TR-POD....
its like,,,yea my car is a 5 wheeler...
Americansolider 3 years ago
Ok, Ok! I stand corrected! I did catch that I said Tripod instead of Bi-Pod but I was too lazy to edit.
dezurtdude 3 years ago
No, Nothing against you, i heard " i got a tri-pod" like 10 times a day....lol but cool toy XD
Americansolider 3 years ago
No offense taken. I got a good laugh out of it.
dezurtdude 3 years ago
great video good memories thanks dude !!!
millyss 3 years ago
Yer welcome!
dezurtdude 3 years ago
I sure do remember the Topper Toy line. In the National grocery store in our neighborhood, their toys were displayed above the produce and on top of the frozen food display.
pm0501 3 years ago
Actually, the toys on the top shelves of grocery stores were made by Deluxe Reading and the Topper line of toys were sold in toy stores, but they are the same company. Yes, those toys were great and out of the reach of grubby little hands way up on those shelves. My sister and I used to bug the heck out of our parents to buy us those toys.
dezurtdude 3 years ago