Hausser Flugzeugabwehrkanone (0/718) and Solido French Navy sailors

This Flugzeugabwehrkanone (0/718) tinplate cannon was produced by Hausser/Elastolin (Germany) in the mid 30s. The French Navy composition sailors were produced by Solido (Belgium) in 50s.

My Sunday walk with Elastolin gebirgsjägers

Some photos from my Sunday walk with Elastolin gebirgsjägers (#4 Gebirgsjäger mit karabiner und rucksack) !

Elastolin quick-marching figures of German soldiers

In 1939, Elastolin introduced the quick-marching figures 33/6 as 'Inf. im neuen Schritt' - 'ín the new step'. They were also offered as Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, in black SS uniform. These composition soldiers are the first Elastolin figures to be made successfully with moulded composition rifles at the slope, and they were re-issued after the war, eventually becoming Bundesheer (Austrian Armed Forces) for a while.

Renault FT17 tank from CBG Mignot 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

This tin WW1 Renault FT17 was produced by CBG Mignot (France). The tank is presented with a diorama box.

Germany's dark past : Elastolin Wehrmacht composition soldiers

The Elastolin composition toy soldiers, the best-known to collectors, are probably the military figures and a series of 'personality figures' from the Third Reich era (1933-1945) are very popular with contemporary collectors.

*The images of Elastolin vintage toy soldiers presented as a historical curiosity without endorsement of any political ideology and propaganda of war.
 

Elastolin HJ Jungvolk figures

In 30s, Elastolin produced various composition figures of the Deutsches Jungvolk members. The Deutsches Jungvolk was the separate section for boys aged 10 to 14 of the Hitlerjugend organisation in Nazi Germany. Through a programme of outdoor activities, parades and sports, it aimed to indoctrinate its young members in the tenets of Nazi ideology. Membership became fully compulsory for eligible boys in 1939. By the end of World War II, some had become child soldiers. After the end of the war in 1945, both the Deutsches Jungvolk and its parent organization, the Hitlerjugend, ceased to exist.

*The images of Elastolin vintage toy soldiers presented as a historical curiosity without endorsement of any political ideology and propaganda of war.
 

CBG Mignot French field artillery crew🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

CBG MIGNOT Napoleonic Wars set - French field artillery crew with a diorama box..