British Marines & Fighting Sailors--forty-eight 1:72 scale unpainted plastic figures in eight poses -- AWAITING RESTOCK!!
$9.00
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Item Number: 8325
British Marines & Fighting Sailors
Originally Released: (as part of 8098) 2004
Poses: 48 figures in 8 poses
Scale: 1:72
Color: Gray
Material: Plastic (Medium Consistency)
Average Height: 23mm (= 1.66 m)
The Marines wear the uniform suitable from around 1799 until the end of the Wars, with the round hat being the most distinctive feature. Their uniform has been accurately done, although it seems they usually wore trousers when on active service, and gaiters such as those on these models mostly on dress occasions. They also have their hair in a queue, a practice which was abolished in 1808. Finally, they all have their bayonets fixed, which was unusual while at sea (though of course Marines also fought on land), so customers may want to trim these off. Though there are only four poses, they are reasonable, though the man advancing at bayonet point is unlikely to be aboard ship.
As the need arose, sailors were required to either board an enemy vessel or repel boarders. The second row shows sailors apparently engaged in this task. Cutlasses and pistols were favoured weapons, as shown here, but in addition one man has a boarding axe and another has a boarding pike. All examples of British boarding axes we could find had a spike behind the head, which this lacks, but the boarding pike, while looking like an ancient spear, is more accurate. One man wears the common blue jacket while the other has taken his off, though both have the handkerchief round the neck and buckled shoes. The other two are stripped to the waist and are barefoot. Though it was much more common for sailors to be armed with pistols than muskets, all these figures are correct and nicely posed.
