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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: Gustavo on October 11, 2009, 03:37:00

Title: Rifles
Post by: Gustavo on October 11, 2009, 03:37:00: I was talking about the tips of the traditional model of rifles (before the winchester model, for western sets), and I found out that the short tips weren't Troll's invention: I found them in Playmobil.de Archiv :P

The first picture with a long rifle tip I found is in a set from 1986. (Love it, by the way: one of my 5 favourites! ... Once someone lauched a survey.)

Sets are attached below.

(So, the only Troll invention appears to be the trigger in the rifle of that model: yes, Troll rifles had triggers ;D 8} )

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Ps. "Scholfields" were grey, knives were black; nowadays, the guns are black, and the knives grey ... :P
Title: Re: Rifles
Post by: Gustavo on October 12, 2009, 04:42:29: A HISTORY OF RIFLE,
& OTHER BITS

So, I opened this thread because I began to collect a few images, searching for the short rifle, and when it changed, so I'll show all the pictures that I gathered here, and speak a little about them.

These below (attached) are:

#1, the bayonet in the old kind of rifle (with the short tip), & in the times when silver bits were still most of them shining (now, a few of them are dull, which is good, to me, because that shining looks is a painting, and it leaves, in time, while the dull silver and gold is the plastic colour, and it isn't lost with time);

& #2, the arabian rifle, which was never produced (that I know) in dull silver, or gold, and that could, once it's a very nice accessory, and it might go well with many sets, specially now that we have pyramids, around! :yup: ...

Both sets date back, in the Archiv, from 1980.
Title: Re: Rifles
Post by: Rasputin on October 12, 2009, 05:00:42: Gustavo, very interesting info and I have been following . Once I get some new batteries in our camera I will be able to take some pics of the gold Arabian rifles that I have . Actually gold is the only color that i have . I do agree it would be nice to see this one make its rounds again.

I would like to see the "Troll" rifle with the trigger as I do not remember if I have ever seen one
Title: Re: Rifles
Post by: Gustavo on October 12, 2009, 16:14:09: Quote from: Rasputin on October 12, 2009, 05:00:42
Once I get some new batteries in our camera I will be able to take some pics of the gold Arabian rifles that I have.

Whoa!, that'll be great! :)

Quote from: Rasputin on October 12, 2009, 05:00:42
I would like to see the "Troll" rifle with the trigger as I do not remember if I have ever seen one

I'll see if I can get pictures with anybody in the Brasilian forum :yup:
Title: Re: Rifles
Post by: cachalote on October 12, 2009, 18:35:38: in 1995 there was a brief come-back of the bedouin family. :yup:
a "special" was released: the 4521 araber (i am not going to comment on playmobil's choice of words to describe non-german realities).
i don't have this set but in its picture on playmobil.de the "arab" seems to be holding a golden rifle. :hmm:
could this be the one you are looking for gustavo? ???
Title: Re: Rifles
Post by: Rasputin on October 12, 2009, 19:14:08: The ones I have do not have the extra handle behind the trigger ???
Title: Re: Rifles
Post by: Gustavo on October 13, 2009, 01:43:05: Quote from: cachalote on October 12, 2009, 18:35:38
in 1995 there was a brief come-back of the bedouin family. :yup:
a "special" was released: the 4521 araber (i am not going to comment on playmobil's choice of words to describe non-german realities).
i don't have this set but in its picture on playmobil.de the "arab" seems to be holding a golden rifle. :hmm:
could this be the one you are looking for gustavo? ???

I had completely forgotten this Arab but, indeed, the rifle has been given a new edition, however very short ... Indeed, this is a beautiful Special! :yup:
Title: Re: Rifles
Post by: Gustavo on October 13, 2009, 01:48:22: Quote from: Rasputin on October 12, 2009, 19:14:08
The ones I have do not have the extra handle behind the trigger ???

(Now that you mentioned, Ras, I noticed that the sheriff attached above has a rifle without the extra handle. This is a variation that I never had noticed. (The cavalry rifle, a little below, is the closest we had, made by Troll: short tip, with the second handle.) The arabian shiny silver rifle that I had also had the second handle.)
Title: Re: Rifles
Post by: Rasputin on October 13, 2009, 04:05:06: Ok here is the picture of the ones I have

(http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6766/p10100011.jpg) (http://img207.imageshack.us/i/p10100011.jpg/)
Title: Re: Rifles
Post by: Gustavo on October 13, 2009, 04:27:34: Yep, they look like very original to me. Weird that they don't have the handle ... :hmm:

Attached Here goes the rifle with trigger :)
Title: Re: Rifles
Post by: Rasputin on October 13, 2009, 05:04:03: I do not think I have any of those short rifles with the trigger . It looks a lot more realistic and maybe that is why Playmobil does not put them in . Its hard for a kid to squeeze the trigger if there isn't one ;)

PS: Send Gepetto a PM about it