GI Joe 12" Action Figure RARE 1966 A.S. Air Force Airport Secuirty Red Devil

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Wow three RARE head wear groups includes 1966 A.S. Air Security Air Force Security Airport Security Helmet and Dress cap, 1960's Red Devil helmet, Flying Rescue helmet all in palyed with condition also will inclde nice bag of mostly matched footwear boots, low quarters, combat boots etc. G.I. Joe is a line of action figures produced by the toy company Hasbro .[ 3] [4 ] The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army ), Action Sailor ( U.S. Navy ), Action Pilot ( USAF ), Action Marine ( USMC ) and later on, the Action Nurse. The term G.I. stands, in popular usage, for Government Issued [5 ] and after the First World War became a generic term for U.S. soldiers. The origin of the term dates to World War I, when much of the equipment issued to U.S. soldiers was stamped "G.I.", meaning that it was made from galvanized iron .[ 6] [7 ][ 8] The development of G.I. Joe led to the coining of the term " action figure ". G.I. Joe's appeal to children has made it an American icon among toys. [9 ]The G.I. Joe trademark has been used by Hasbro to title two different toy lines. The original 12-inch line that began in 1964 centered on realistic action figures. In the United Kingdom , this line was licensed to Palitoy and known as Action Man . In 1982, the line was relaunched read more