Cipsa General Urko

[piecemaker]

http://www.classictvtoys.com/blackrifle.aspx CTTV rifles have no checkering and no trademark.

[cjefferys]

Very interesting comparison pics, guys! I'm guessing that Cipsa went through various running changes when manufacturing their rifles, material and mold-wise, just as Mego did here.

[piecemaker]

Hmmm,that is some more food for thought.Compared to the last pic of the rifles,the CIPSA marked MEGO isnt shiny,but it does seem more shiny than a regular H.K. trademark MEGO rifle.I'M confusing myself now. I have one of the very shiny rifles also,i was thinking it was a repro.CTVT made a rifle with no markings,but i dont know if they are with or without checkering on the grip.I have to check that out.

[sauce]

I'm looking also at the plastic bumps above the grip and on the top handle.
Differences there between MEGO & CIPSA

[sauce]

That is rad!!!

[megoapesnut]

And here is a new wrinkle. My loose CIPSA Urko and Ursus both have rifles with a shiny black plastic, no checkered grip AND no Mego stamped on the stock.



The rifle sealed in the plastic is NOT shiny as far as I can tell and it DOES have the Mego stamp. SO...either the shiny plastic rifles with my loose figures are not CIPSA, or they are, but were possibly produced at a later time when CIPSA went to the shiny plastic and eliminated the Mego stamp??? Food for thought.

[megoapesnut]

To the best of my knowledge, the rifle on the right is the Cipsa

Give that man a cigar. It wasn't easy to get a shot thru the plastic, but here you go.

[piecemaker]

Hmmm
fascinating!
i'd say that the one on the right could likely be the CIPSA

Yep,i took a real closeup look at megoapesnut CIPSA Card picture and the rifle pictured has no grip checkering.I dont remember when i got that particular rifle,but i'am definately glad i found the real deal to go with him. I'm thinking the CIPSA bandolier/knife has to be the same as the boots and rifle,slightly different mold from MEGO and has more of a shine to it.

[piecemaker]

"resend its data" likely means he needs your shipping address again

I figured my address or shipping info,so i sent him pics of the box which has both.

[critter2]

To the best of my knowledge, the rifle on the right is the Cipsa

[sauce]

"resend its data" likely means he needs your shipping address again

[piecemaker]

Hmmm
fascinating!
i'd say that the one on the right could likely be the CIPSA

Thats what i was thinking,its got that CIPSA look to it and its the only one i have like that.I'm talking to the seller right now,he is saying he's going to send me another bandolier,so thats cool.I'm trying to figure out what he means by "resend its data".I'm going to send him some pics of the box.

[sauce]

Hmmm
fascinating!
i'd say that the one on the right could likely be the CIPSA

[piecemaker]

The one on the left is the one that came with this Urko.The one on the right is interesting,no checkering,no H.K. and a few other differences.

[piecemaker]

I went through al the MEGO M-16s i have and found 3 major differences in the checkering on the grip and the "MEGO" trademark. Coarse checkering,a finer checkering and no checkering on rifle grip.The rifle that came with this CIPSA Urko has the coarse checkering.I'm curious which style is in the sealed baggie that megoapesnut has. I'll post a pic of them in a few.