I struck banned gold today!

[Scutter01]

Cleaning out my late mother-in-law's house today and found this tucked away in a forgotten corner. It's a little rusty and a little dusty, but I'll take it!
As far as I can tell, they're late 1960's vintage. Remember when toys were potentially deadly? Good times. I vaguely recall, as a kid, that the way we played Jarts was to throw them as high as we could, straight up, and then try not to get hit when they came back down.


I also found a shoebox full of 70s and 80s baseball cards. Fingers crossed...

 

[87iroc]

lol...I got hit in the head by a Jart when I was a kid. My parents had a set of them. I don't believe we ever were allowed to play them again.

<no comments in the future about me getting hit in the head affecting the intelligence of my posts please>

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Fantastic!

Congrats!

 

[Steelman]

Jarts - a weighted, balanced and aerodynamic 16 penny nail to throw at your friends.

 

[Leo]

We had a lot of fun with them. Back then people just figured that you should be able to think ahead and use them safely. You know, exercise judgment and personal responsiblity.

 

[pute62]

I don't think I would be advertising that I had those on a public forum. They were outlawed years ago. What if someone got ahold of those and walked onto a school playground?

 

[shibumiseeker]

I blame the banning of lawn darts for the downfall of society. And I am not being facetious. I have been looking for a set for a while.

I remember playing with them as a kid and putting holes in the roof...

 

[1forguns]

we used to play with those things all the time.

 

[rockhopper46038]

You have both newer and older generations of Jarts there. Very nice. Looks hardly used, too. No one has put a dart point through a fin yet!

 

[RGriff69]

Awesome! I miss those!

 

[mschlatter]

We had a lot of fun with them. Back then people just figured that you should be able to think ahead and use them safely. You know, exercise judgment and personal responsibility.

What? This is America. You cant expect personal responsibility. Thats what lawyers are for.

 

[Kedric]

My parents also had a set of them that we played with growing up. I bet mom still has them stuffed in the attic or something.....

 

[UncleMike]

Banning Jarts was the beginning of the pussification of America.

 

[Rookie]

I loved those things! My sister didn't...

 

[stesco]

Banning Jarts was the beginning of the pussification of America.

You only got a trophy if you won. You did not need a helmet to ride a bike or big wheel. You also got your a$$ whopped if you we're bad. We need to go back to the good old days.

 

[UncleMike]

You only got a trophy if you won. You did not need a helmet to ride a bike or big wheel. You also got your a$$ whopped if you we're bad. We need to go back to the good old days.

Yup!!!!

 

[techres]

Jarts - a weighted, balanced and aerodynamic 16 penny nail to throw at your friends.

A test of nature's ability to select!

We keep messing with nature...

If I found a set I would so buy it.

 

[Scutter01]

If I found a set I would so buy it.

I'll take $400.

 

[Dave Doehrman]

So it was the government that made us give up Jarts and take up corn-holing?

OP, remember "Don't ask. Don't tell".

 

[Dirtebiker]

I turned down buying a set at a garage sale last summer for $50. Then saw a set at the fairgrounds garage sale for $100. Still Jartless.

Hey Scutter, I'll give you a pmag for them!