Elastolin figures

Last week I visited a local militaria fair. I always find such fairs curious affairs. There a lot of dealers, selling all sorts of military stuff, ranging from modern insignia and jackets to WW1 era rusty items. Occasionally there might be something older, but it's always a lot of guesswork whether the items for sale are rare, indeed worth the asking price, or simply rip-offs. And everything seems to cost 150 or 200 Euro, but everything is negotiable as well :-)

Anyway, I was looking for some decorative items for the wargames room, but given the above, combined with the fact that I'm not an expert when it comes down to judging the originality of certain kit, I sort of returned empty-handed.

However, when I see something I know something about, my interest level suddenly goes up. So I acquired these two 10.5cm Elastolin figures for the decent price of 15 euro each. A nice addition to the toy soldier collection. These figures were produced by Elastolin probably in the 20s or 30s