The Durham
Yung Kung Fu Chop is a rare, vintage 1970s bootleg action figure
by Durham Industries, featuring a young Asian boy with a spring-loaded,
karate-chopping arm activated by a button, known for its collectible status,
especially in its original packaging, despite the company's reputation for
crude toys.
Key Characteristics
- Manufacturer: Durham
Industries, known for novelty toys.
- Year: Created
around 1973-1974.
- Design: An
adolescent Asian male figure in simple robes with a mechanism for a
chopping motion.
- Action Feature: A
push-button activates the arm for a karate chop.
- Collectibility: Considered
a "grail bootleg" due to its rarity, good packaging art, and
unique concept.
Why it's Notable
- It taps into the kung fu craze of the
1970s.
- Despite Durham's typical low-quality
production, the figure and its packaging are well-regarded by collectors.
- Finding one mint-on-card (MOC) is
extremely difficult, making it valuable to vintage toy enthusiasts. - Generated by AI.
Well, we had one. It's construction was cheap, and it must have been inexpensive if our parents got it. Sub-MEGO, but 'compatible.' Going now-a-days for $75 to $100. Durham Industries was centered in Hong Kong, a division of View-Master. They also made an 'adult' figure.
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