The General Apes wear a pair of boots with indents on the toes making what appears to be space for three toes. They are unique to the general's and have not been factory reproduced.
The General Apes have a bando with a space to put their knife. The bando has been reproduced by Doctor Mego and very accurately. The main difference is color. The reproduction has a little more red in it's color. It is marked DM on the inside.
The Generals have a knife (short sword really) that can also be found with some figures in the Lion Rock line. It has not been factory reproduced.
The Soldiers come with the same rifle as the General Apes, which can also be found in several Action Jackson sets. The rifle has been factory reproduced by CTVT and by EMCE Toys. The original says Mego on the stock, while the CTVT reproduction is unmarked. The EMCE version is stamped EMCE in place of the Mego stamp on the stock, so it's easy to ID. Good thing too, since it's pretty hard to spot otherwise. It's a very accurate reproduction in material and color. The tell here is the grip near the trigger. The pattern on the original is much smaller than the pattern on the EMCE version. EMCE also used black string instead of brown for the strap.
This particular General Ape can be found with the cuffs sewn into the sleeves of the tunic as well as versions with the same tunic and gloves that the Soldier Apes wear and in the same color variations. If the General has sewn on cuffs, he shouldn't have gloves. If he has no cuffs on his tunic, he needs the gloves to be complete. The gloves have been factory reproduced (see below).
This General Ape doesn't always have gloves. See the above section for details. When he does need gloves it should be noted that Ape gloves have been factory reproduced by EMCE Toys. Since the gloves and the tunic are made from the same material in the case of both the original and the reproduction (respectively) the material discussion can be seen in the next section regarding the tunic. The gloves on the reproduction are a little bigger in width, and the brown mitten part is cut a different shape. Original Mego gloves have ridges cut on the top, perhaps to similate fingers. Hard to say, but they are there, while the EMCE version is without these ridges. The reproduction is unmarked.
The General sometimes wears the same tunic/glove combo as the Soldier Ape most commonly wears which has been factory reproduced by EMCE Toys, although more commonly wears the version with vinyl gauntlets sewn into the tunic sleeve. This version is not pictured here but in the header complete figure shot at the top of this page, and which has not been factory reproduced. There are many shades of color for the vinyl, at least for the tunic with the separate gloves. Blue is the most common, but there is a lighter blue, a lizard skin blue, a variation to the lizard skin blue, maroon, silver (really grey), and even black. All of them feature brown cloth sleeves which lean towards the orangish side of the brown spectrum. The EMCE Toys reproduction tunic is the type with the separate gloves and comes only in blue. The repro tunic is a bit larger than the original, more in width than height. The blue is a bit lighter than the most common original blue tunic, but darker than the original lighter blue tunic. The originals tend to have a little bit of a glossy shine to them, while the reproduction has a very matte finish. The opposite side of the reproduction vinyl is a black rubber mesh, while the original is a soft blue backing (in the case of the blue tunic the repro represents). The brown sleeves on the reproduction are just a bit lighter in color overall and a bit less red/orange than the original and made of a more modern slicker material. The EMCE version is unmarked.
The General wears cloth pants which lean towards the orangish side of the brown spectrum in color. The pants have been factory reproduced by EMCE Toys. The brown sleeves on the reproduction are just a bit lighter in color overall and a bit less red/orange than the original and made of a more modern slicker material. The EMCE version is unmarked.
