1978 Jawa Vinyl Cape

After taking a gamble the vendor now owns the only graded vinyl cape jawa in existence.

1978 jawa vinyl cape. Evidence has shown that both versions of the original black or dark green jawa gun shown at left with or without the side knob button were released with the figure. 1978 vintage kenner star wars 12 back a jawa with vinyl cape action figure afa 7. Make offer vintage kenner 1977 jawa w reproduction vinyl cape gun star wars hong kong star wars vintage meccano 12 back vinyl cape jawa afa 75 80 85 70 moc 35 750 00. Star wars hallmark ittybittys jawa with vinyl cape limited edition 2018 see more like this.

Most fans of star wars figures have heard of the vinyl cape jawa and some of the story behind the switch to the more common cloth cape. What is believed to be the only graded example of the star wars palitoy vinyl cape jawa toy from 1978 is currently selling on ebay. Well it can be as much as 2400 as we find out. This week fellow collector shane turgeon uncovered a real gem which became local news in his hometown of edmonton canada which is a fun inspiration for this article.

Buy it now c 23 94 shipping. 1978 vintage kenner star wars 12 back b vinyl cape jawa action figure moc grail. Originally 2 49 in 1978 reportedly only six of the original jawa with vinyl cape have been discovered and have been bought at prices ranging from 3 000 to 18 000 based on condition. There has been much discussion over what gun was originally released with carded vinyl cape jawas in 1978.

The rare vinyl cape jawa toy is the holy grail for star wars collectors. Top rated seller top rated seller. 1978 kenner jawa vs vinyl cape jawa dallas. Kenner switched up the cape to cloth soon after the original figures were created resulting in vinyl cape jawas only being sent to some parts.

When the original jawa action figures hit store shelves they were outfitted with a thin vinyl cape similar to the capes found on darth vader and obi wan kenobi. The vinyl cape jawa was probably the last of the first 12 figures to be released by kenner. Only one other jawa complete with vinyl cape and packaged on unpunched card is known. However with the second wave of jawa figures the vinyl cape was replaced with a sewn cloth robe and stayed that way from then on.

So what is exactly the difference between a normal cloth cape 78 kenner jawa and a vinyl cape. Guaranteed by fri jul.