Sale 9620
London, South Kensington
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8 May 2003
Price realised
GBP 352
Estimate
Elastolin Field Grey Steel Helmet German Infantry in assault poses 30/621 charging officers with raised swords, 20/621 officers charging with drawn pistols, infantry: four charging with rifles, three kneeling and firing, two lying and firing, three 634 crawling advancing, rifle held in left hand, two standing and firing, two charging, three figures in gas masks in differing poses, one lying casualty, 10/622 lying with drawn pistol in right hand, five advancing with rifles raised over head, one advancing with rifle in right hand only, fifteen men throwing grenades, various poses, nine men in trench-coats in watch positions, rifles slung in right arm, two 56/50/61 recruit at the present and one 0/62 marching at the slope with backpack and gas mask canister, rifle slung across chest (F-VG, some cracking and flaking) (59)
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