GI JOE SPECIAL FORCES ~ GREEN BERET ~ 1966
In 1966, SEARS advertised in their Christmas Wish catalog the Green Beret Machine Gun Outpost set (#5978).
Box artwork
YOU GET !
• 2 GI Joe Action Figures (painted head, butt stamped 1966 Hasbro Made in USA)
• 2 Camouflage Pants (label Hasbro® Japan)
• 2 Camouflage Shirts (label Hasbro® Japan)
• 2 Pair Boots (Brown tall boots)
• 2 Dog Tags (silver metal with bead chain)
• 2 Green Berets (stamped Hasbro® Japan)
• Hand Grenades (grey x6)
• Camouflage Netting
• 1 Cartridge Belts (I guess it was supposed to be two, but Hasbro changed their mind)
• .Machine Gun (30 cal )
• .Machine Gun base (tripod for the .30 cal)
• Bazooka Gun (camouflage; stamped Hasbro® Japan)
• 6 Rocket Shells (bronze coloured)
• Ammo Box (green with yellow painted text "U.S. G.I. JOE"; stamped Hasbro® Japan)
• Automatic Rifle (M-16 with brown painted butt stock stamped Hasbro® Japan)
• Field Telephone with Earphone Set (camouflage wireless radio with headphones and keypad; stamped Hasbro® Japan)
Not listed but included:
• Plastic Foliage
• 24 Tent Pole Sections
• Tent Stakes
• Insert Plugs
• Rope Guy Lines
• Vintage GI Joe Paperwork
(Hasbro® Japan) (Hasbro® Japan)