Original German WWII Era Lineol & Elastolin Toy Soldiers with Artillery Piece - Lot of 13 - Machine Gunners and Soldiers Category_Water Jacket Assembly This indicates 1944 manufacture at

This indicates 1944 manufacture at the Jeffersonville Quarter Master Depot

the safety thumb-piece catch was discontinued and not adopted

Malaita Island

giving an overall length of 16 1/4" inches

Original German WWII Era Lineol & Elastolin Toy Soldiers with Artillery Piece - Lot of 13 - Machine Gunners and Soldiers Category_Water Jacket Assembly This indicates 1944 manufacture atOriginal 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