For people adoring playing and collecting toy soldiers (Elastolin, Lineol, Durso, Britains, Marx, Timpo, Starlux and many others). I am presenting images of vintage toy soldiers as a historical curiosity without endorsement of any political ideology and propaganda of war.
Monday, December 1, 2025
Red Army Winter Troops by Salpa (Lucca, Italy), 1940s–50s ❄️❄️❄️
Here is a small but very striking group of Red Army composition 8 cm soldiers produced by Salpa, a lesser-known Italian maker active in Lucca in the 1940s–50s. Salpa figures are instantly recognisable for their hand-modelled poses, warm colour palette, and thick, durable composition material typical of the immediate postwar Italian toy industry.
These three soldiers are clearly sculpted for a winter campaign setting. The long greatcoats with fur trim, ushanka-style caps with red stars, and heavy boots all point toward depictions inspired by the Winter War (1939–40) between the USSR and Finland, or early WWII Eastern Front scenes.
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