Luxus Papierfabrik “Das Russische Heer” Paper Soldiers (c.1900) 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺⚔️⚔️⚔️

Here are two beautiful early sets of paper soldiers from the Das Russische Heer (“The Russian Army”) series, produced by Luxus Papierfabrik, Berlin, around 1900. These embossed cardboard figures stand about 8.5 cm tall, and each Carton—No. 1 and No. 3—contains 72 and 75 soldiers respectievely. The sets depict an impressive variety of Imperial Russian units, including Leib Grenadiers (Grenadiers), Garde Infanterie (Guard Infantry), Artillerie (Artillery), Infanterie (Infantry), Kuban-Kosaken (Kuban Cossacks), Pioniertruppen (Engineer Troops), Traintruppen (Convoy/Transport Troops), and Grenzwache (Border Guard).

Lineol Special Catalogue 1937 📖📖📖

The Lineol Special Catalogue of 1937 features soldiers of all nations, along with accessories such as tents, trenches, and battlefield equipment. The military sections also include figures for the Heer, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe, as well as mixed assortments of soldiers. A substantial portion is devoted to artillery pieces, cannons, military carriages, and motorised vehicles. International themes appear in the Special English Assortment and the Italian Special Assortment, including figures related to the Italian–Abyssinian War.  

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J. K. SCH. – The Mystery Maker of 1930s German Composition Soldiers. 💥💥💥

Sharing a group of composition soldiers attributed to the unknown German manufacturer J. K. SCH., identified by the "J. K. SCH.” imprint on the figure bases. If anyone has catalog scans, advertisements, or more pieces stamped J. K. SCH., feel free to share—any new information helps shed light on this intriguing, still-unknown producer of 1930s Wehrmacht toy soldiers.

J.R.D. Composition Soldiers & Peugeot Military Truck (France, 1930s–1940s) 🚛🚛🚛🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

A wonderful addition to my pre-war French collection: original J.R.D. composition soldiers paired with a J.R.D. military truck most likely modelled on the Peugeot DMA, introduced in 1940.

Luftwaffe Headquarters – Elastolin & Lineol, 1930s Germany

This composition depicts a Luftwaffe headquarters scene, assembled from original Elastolin and Lineol figures produced in Germany during the 1930s.The grouping includes Luftwaffe officers and soldiers. Figures representing Luftwaffe personnel by Elastolin and Lineol are notably rarer than Heer (Army) figures, as both manufacturers produced a far greater number of standard Wehrmacht and infantry sets. The Luftwaffe range was more limited, often featuring officers, pilots, or sentries rather than full combat series, which makes these air force figures particularly sought after by collectors today.

Lineol Red Army Cavalryman 🐎🐎🐎🚩🚩🚩

This finely detailed composition figure was produced by Lineol(Germany) in the 1930s, depicting a Soviet cavalry officer of the Red Army.

WW1 French postcard - J’envoie mon baiser à Papa 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

"J’envoie mon baiser à Papa" – “I send my kiss to Daddy.” A beautifully hand-tinted French postcard from the First World War, published by La Pensée (no. 74). It shows a young boy sending a kiss to his father at the front while proudly waving the French tricolour. On the table before him stand rows of toy soldiers, miniature cannons, and Allied flags — a child’s playworld echoing the realities of war.