After going to the Planet of the apes 5 movie drive in marathon. I fell in love with the Planet of the Apes rifle. Getting one was one of the reasons I was put on this earth
So my 1st attempt was hounding my parents to get me one.
I got this.. not the best ape gun but I loved the mask.. and who can say no to a tommy gun.
Second childhood attempt was to get a Mego toy and live vicariously though the toy
but Mego was cheap and reused guns from other molds they had. This may have been OK for other kids, But I knew God would not permit me to be sidelined on my quest.
Then years later I found out about movie props and read a non pictured
ad about someone selling ape props and had one of the original ape rifles.
My heart sunk when I saw it was one of the background guns. I wanted to shoot it.
My quest continues
Finally I was able to get one of the aluminum shelled hero props and married a m1 carbine to it .
Now I can say "Damn dirty apes" and mean it