Jun 22, 2014 · 2) Father-in-law almost assuredly heard the term Mattie Mattel in the services and out. 3) Father-in-law may have seen and/or handled a Mattel M16 toy around the same time …

Feb 10, 2010 · Mattel made the Marauder toy M16. I had one when I was four. In "The Green Berets", John Wayne smashed a Marauder against a tree. The Mattel M16 is a photoshop. …

Jan 9, 2018 · Researching making a 80% receiver into a simulated "Mattel" Firearms Division Vietnam era M16. Someone had posted a pic of a (possibly photoshopped) receiver with the …

Dec 12, 2009 · Why do folks insist that Mattel made M16 rifles for the military? I have had folks on another forum tell me their dad had a handguard stamped Mattel and another guy swear he …

Jan 23, 2024 · The Mattel marauders were really cool how they worked. The cocking handle on the side wound up a clock spring. Pull the trigger and the cocking handle stitched down its …

Sep 14, 2019 · As relayed by my late father (who went through Basic Training in 1964/65), this myth came about because, when the M16 first came out for general issue (circa 1965), troops …

Oct 5, 2013 · Yeah, that's possible, though you have the timeline wrong. I remembered Mattel first and then went searching for it and found the M16 rumor. But it's definitely possible that I …

Apr 20, 2005 · That's an old myth that continues to be perpetuated. The only thing remotely resembling an M16 part that Mattel ever made was a toy M16 called the Marauder. Despite …

Jan 22, 2024 · The AR15/M16 was often referred to as a Mouse gun, half because it seemed cheap with flimsy plastic handguards and half because it fired the small 223 cartridge. Posted: …

Sep 6, 2010 · Sounds like a variant of "Made by Mattel". I grew up on Army bases during the seventies and eighties and ran across several career soldiers who swear that they carried …