Toy Soldiers

[ISCS Yoda]

I spent an entertaining afternoon on Saturday with some gents in St. Louis with affinities for weapons. Not just handheld guns but an assortment of military memorabilia, most of which I will post to the Lounge.

I saw and handled any number of vintage/antique pistols and revolvers and long arms, 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th century pieces. It was quite an afternoon. When they get their website set up (it's also a business venture) I'll post it in the Lounge.

The collection of toy soldiers, the train set, and wartime memorabilia was impressive.

WWII Army Navy Production Excellence Award Flag

Rifle Grenades (demilled)

WW2 memorabilia Doolittle's Raiders etc (the blue slips are signed by Doolittle's Raiders)

Lionel train set:

And now for the toy soldiers, most of which are depictions of the 19th century Zulu wars in South Africa, a piece of history that holds a special fascination for one of the guys I was with (think Michael Caine in "Zulu", 1964 -

Zulu (1964 film): - Wikipedia

 

[petepeterson]

They woulda thrown me out when I started playing with those....

 

[old bear]

Neat stuff, but I like the train set-up best of all.. Ya I'm still a kid at heart, and hope to be until the day I expire.

 

[AJ]

Better keep it all under glass. Dusting will be a pain!!

 

[Rudi]

A lot of great stuff there.