Original German Pre-WWII Era Artillery Gun Lineol & Elastolin Toy Soldier Set with Artillery Piece and Four Soldiers French Uniforms which are unfortunately very vulnerable

which are unfortunately very vulnerable to moth damage

The gun was described as a 5-inch (127 mm) gun but with a 4-inch bore in the 1902 handbook

pickelhaube type thick brown or black leather adjustable chin strap with securing rings on the inside of the helmet bowl

The barrel still has the original proof marks on the left side under the sight

Two 3rd Battalion units—K and L Companies under Captains Frank Centanni and Lewis F

Original German Pre-WWII Era Artillery Gun Lineol & Elastolin Toy Soldier Set with Artillery Piece and Four Soldiers French Uniforms which are unfortunately very vulnerableOriginal Item: Only One Available. During the 1930s, various companies in Germany such as Elastolin, Lineol, Marklin, Tippco and Wiking began to make numerous toy soldiers from painted "composite" materials, and later on from plastic. They mostly made German soldiers, but they did also produce soldiers from other countries, so that more complete battle scenes would be created. They were also generally available from each maker in several different