Original German Pre-WWII Era Artillery Gun Lineol & Elastolin Toy Soldier Set with Artillery Piece and Four Soldiers French Uniforms The gun was described as

The gun was described as a 5-inch (127 mm) gun but with a 4-inch bore in the 1902 handbook

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

The blade on this example is etched bright steel

This officer's version was used for the ranks of SS-Untersturmführer (SS-Second/Junior assault leader) up to SS-Obersturmbannführer (SS-Senior assault unit leader)

The barrel still has the original proof marks on the left side under the sight

Original German Pre-WWII Era Artillery Gun Lineol & Elastolin Toy Soldier Set with Artillery Piece and Four Soldiers French Uniforms The gun was described asOriginal 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