Old soldiers

I had never seen their like before. A little group of lead soldiers in varying states of distress. One was standing — a WW1 rifleman wearing a gas mask. I’m not sure how old he is, but might date from the 60’s.

Another lying machine gunner could be the same age — though he harks back to the machine gun corps of the First World War.

The remaining two seem much older. They are probably Britains models, but there is no identification on their base.  They have been repainted at some time — are these the right colours?

More investigation required …

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WW1 Machine gun Corps — maybe 1960’s model

 

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This soldier is old. Look at the helmet

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WW1 machine gunner — ? BEF

Peaked hat and notice the moulded edges — looks really old

 

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Infantry soldier, WW1 wearing gas mask

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Work off the boat

Wayne has passed on the reins of webmaster (using WordPress) and of treasurer to me.  A steep learning curve, and oh so important to keep my fellow owners informed and involved (a fine line — beware of too much too soon) 

 

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