The OMA stands for ONE MAN ARMY. This toy gun from Topper Toys was THE TOY for Boys in the 60's. The Johnny Seven OMA predates RAMBO by decades, as a matter of fact, little Silvester Stallone (born in '46) probably had one of these as a little boy. Who knows, it might have been the toy that gave him the idea that wars could be fought single handedly. My brother in-law Dan Noojin bragged one time that he once had a Johnny Seven OMA. It was the best selling boy's toy in 1964. It was a child's dream with multiple function weapon of mass destruction: Grenade Launcher, Anti-tank Rocket, Armor-Piercing Shell / Anti-Bunker Missle, Repeating Rifle, Tommy Gun, Automatic Pistol and a Bipod for steady aim ta boot. If you look at what small arms are in development by the military today - you'll discover how truely visionary this toy killing machine really was. The below is the Johnny Seven OMA of today...only it's a fully function bad boy for grown-ups. OooRaH!



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OMA would have been great on OMAHA!
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First look at this toy:
http://www.goblertoys.com/pages2/wobbler2.html
and then look at this one:
http://www.goblertoys.com/pages2/war2.html
The man behind Gobler Toys is a fellow by the name Steve Casino. He is a real toy designer by trade that created fake 60's toys for a fake toy company that never existed...only on the web. There's some real funny stuff at www.goblertoys.com. I believe it to be the funniest, most creative sites online.
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