The Johnny Seven OMA (“One Man Army”) – produced by the New Jersey-based Deluxe Reading toy company under their ‘Topper Toys’ toyline in 1964 – was seven guns in one: grenade launcher, anti-armour gun, anti-tank gun, bullet-firing rifle, tommy gun, anti-bunker missile, and a detachable automatic cap-firing pistol.
Johnny Seven featured a bipod that provided stability for the various rockets and grenades. The toy, when fully assembled, was over three feet long and weighed about four pounds
There was also a ‘Johnny Seven Microhelmet’ which came with 30 feet of wire and a walkie-talkie.
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