Original German Pre-WWII Era Artillery Gun Lineol & Elastolin Toy Soldier Set with Artillery Piece and Four Soldiers French Uniforms The blade on this example

The blade on this example is etched bright steel

There are several stamped numbers on the interior but none appear to be serial numbers

which are unfortunately very vulnerable to moth damage

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

Portuguese Guinea

Original German Pre-WWII Era Artillery Gun Lineol & Elastolin Toy Soldier Set with Artillery Piece and Four Soldiers French Uniforms The blade on this exampleOriginal 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