9497 Old Firehand

Mattel Big Jim reference 9497 is Old Firehand, a character from the European Karl May western series. Released in the late 1970s, with collector databases generally dating this reference to 1978 while some specialist dealers list 1976, the figure represents Karl May’s experienced frontiersman and adventurer. This vintage Big Jim figure features a bearded head and a light-colored trapper-style outfit with brown Western boots. Confirmed accessories associated with Old Firehand include a fur-style hat, peace pipe, rifle, gun belt and two revolvers. The character was also marketed under different names in other European Western ranges, including Old Kentuck in Italy. Reference 9497 remains a distinctive Mattel production within the Big Jim Karl May collection, combining the classic action-figure format with a strongly identifiable frontier theme.