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William Britain Toy Soldier - Collection
With more than 100 years of experience, the Wm.Britain name has earned legendary status by producing the most finely detailed and historically accurate lead-free pewter toy soldiers in the industry. William Britain Jr., an English toymaker, began producing toy soldiers in 1893. Today, Wm.Britain is recognized as the world leader in metal soldiers. From 15th Century knights to 20th Century soldiers, the assortment represents the most expansive in the industry.
Our toy soldiers are typically 1/32 scale. This is also as 54mm. Which means a standing toy soldier is approximately 2.5 inches tall.
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American Civil War
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May 2008!
Between 1861 and 1865, the greatest of wars between the Napoleonic War, and the First World War was fought. This outstanding series of figures represents the Leaders and Soldiers who fought on both sides in this historic conflict. |
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American Revolution
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Updated March 2008!
The American Revolution Series depicts some of the most consequential events and most significant characters that shaped this dramatic period in American History. |
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Archive Collection
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February 2008!
The new for 2008 Archive Collection, offers faithful reproductions of W. Britain figures made in the early 1900’s.
Each set is reproduced faithfully down to the shades of paint, style of painting and even the classic burgundy
Britain's half box with figures tied in.
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Ceremonial and the new Queen Elizabeth II Collection
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Updated March 2008!
The Ceremonial Collection and Trooping the Color a splendidly colorful range, continues to conjure up images of the ceremonies and traditions which are synonymous with London. |
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Classic Toy Soldiers
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February 2008!
A new series based on classic toy soldiers, charting the history of the
British Army (Redcoats) from the 1600's and the US Army from 1700's
(Bluecoats) and just added the French & Indian War. |
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Diorama Collection
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Updated
May 2008!
Featuring the Buildings, Scenery and accessories from Britains. Ideal
for use in any diorama. |
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Limited Edition Sets - Updated
May 2008!
New for 2007 Limited edition Napoleonic Military Band Sets and a World War One British Field Artillery set.
Each set
includes a serialized limited edition certificate. |
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Medieval Collection
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February 2008!
Includes the Knights of Agincourt, Tournament Knights and Knights of the
Round table collections. |
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Military Bands
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February 2008!
These unique sets of Military Bands are designed to be of very limited production and often only available for a defined time period. This not only adds to the interest, but also to the potential value. For 2007
they include USMC Band, British Grenadier Band, and from 1815,
the Band of the Coldstream Guards. |
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Museum Collection
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February 2008!
The Museum Collection is a new series for 2008 of matte finish figures The series begins with a collection of one of the most famous regiments in British military history, the Black Watch or 42nd Royal Highland Regiment.
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Nelson
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To celebrate the bi-centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, 20 October, 1805. W.Britain has created this special Trafalgar range, to commemorate this historic event. Lord Nelson and the Crew of HMS Victory. |
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Napoleonic Collection
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Updated March 2008!
Waterloo and the Battle of Hougoumont, 1815 |
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Queen Elisabeth II
Commemoration of HM Queen Elisabeth II. To celebrate the life of Queen
Elizabeth in her 80th year. New limited edition series of 4 figures. |
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Victoria Cross Collection
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Updated March 2008!
New series for 2006 and 2007, featuring the heroes from the Crimean
War and the Indian Mutiny. |
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World War I
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Updated April 2008!
The Premier Series of figures is a new addition to William Britain. This outstanding set of miniatures depicting scenes, figures and vehicles carefully researched to provide an historical view of the World War I era. |
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World War II
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Updated March 2008!
These skillfully crafted 1:32 scale pewter sculptures reflect the pride with which American, British and German soldiers of WWII fought for their countries. |
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Zulu Wars - Rorke's Drift -
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May 2008!
New for 2008, Britains is releasing the Battle of Rorke's
Drift. There are 2 different collections available one in
Traditional Toy Soldier High Gloss Finish and in Typical Matte
Finish, so each collector has a choice. Also in the Matte
version, a series of figures based on images from Osprey will
also be available, plus a building representing hospital at
Rorke's Drift. Both collections look outstanding. |
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Plastic Toy Soldiers
A new series of super detailed Plastic figures. |
