Description:

Pictured above is a first shot of Viper (1997). Action figures usually start as "Hard Copies". These models are used to create the molds, that are used to press out a run of "First shots" or "Test shots". These test shots are done in many different colors and lack a date stamp until the production run begins. Because this first shot was pressed from an existing mold, it has a date stamp. On the inside of the right leg is a date stamp "1986 Hasbro".

Note that the lower right leg is used for both the left and right leg.