Transformers 1980's Vintage Colt Robo New In Box Super Rare GIG TAKARA ITALY.

This is a very rare specimen to find sealed in box. This is an authentic GIG COLT Robo mini pistol not a knock off. The only one sealed on Ebay.

Gun measures approx 2 to 2.5 inches transformed.

Italian toy company GiG was founded in 1968 by Gianfranco Aldo Horvat and mainly licensed toys from other toy companies for sale in Italy. Best known by Transformer fans was GiGs partnership with Takara, bringing their Diaclone Car Robots and others under the new brand name "Trasformers".

In 1985, Hasbro asserted their dominance against GiG pushing them into line to use their Transformers branding which Takara themselves had adopted after dropping their Diaclone and Micro Change lines when they saw its popularity. GiG still maintained their relationship with Takara and even released a few "exclusive" Transformers of their own such as the Bruticus & Abominus giftset and Transformer Victory's Galaxy Shuttle.

GiG continued to operate as in independent toy company until 1994 when it partnered with another Italian toy company, Giochi Preziosi. In 1999 GiG was completely merged into Giochi Preziosi. Gianfranco Aldo Horvat remained with the company until 2003 and he died in 2009.