Tommy Gunn Guard's uniform, 1966-68 (c)

This pack contains the trousers, red tunic, bearskin, belt, rifle sling, boots and equipment manual of a Grenadier Guard figure. It was rumoured that the Tommy Gunn makers at Pedigree had obtained accurate drawings of real army uniform and weaponry because of the level of detail achieved in their designs. The buttons on the tunic are real and the boots have real, miniature laces in them.

The basic Tommy Gunn doll was depicted as a British infantry soldier of the mid 1960s, and was in direct competition with Palitoy's Action Man range. Compared to Action Man, Tommy Gunn had more authentically shaped hands for gripping equipment and was able to stand, run stooped, and adopt a 'kneel and fire' position without support. Despite this, it sold in much lower numbers and production was halted after two years in 1968.