Not playmobil, right?

[Macruran]

No, I think GrahamB's "parting line" is the most accurate term.

[GrahamB]

That's not a sprue...

I don't think we are talking about the whole piece here, just the extra, unwanted bits of plastic sticking out where the moulding process has not been precise enough:

[cheng]

I don't think we are talking about the whole piece here, just the extra, unwanted bits of plastic sticking out where the moulding process has not been precise enough:

ya, just ill-fitting moulds....I'm sure even if PM picked a Chinese factory to cast some parts, their moulds can't be of this standard...this looks like its injected from HK moulds when I was a child 

[Klickteryx]

Don't larger playmopieces tend to have a number on them? This to me is another way to determine if it's playmobil or not, plus they tend to use harder plastic than what appears here.