Thisis a nice lot of thirteen (13) figures from Set No. 23 – British Military FootPolice Marching Band, 1914-1922, by MARS Limited (Regiments of the World). Theset includes a drum-major, one, one bass drum, one bass horn, one bassoon, oneclarinet, one cornet, one cymbals, one double-bass, one fife, one French horn,one saxophone, one side drum, and one trombone. MARS Limited models are 54mmscale figures made in the style of old toy soldiers. MARS Limited modelsrepresent different regiments of armies of the United States, American CivilWar, the 1st & 2nd World Wars (allies and foes), anda variety of specialty sets. The models were created by Matt Weeks, Houston,Texas and were manufactured 1983 through 1991. Note: No Box
TheRoyal Military Police (RMP) was raised in 1855 as the Military Mounted Police.In 1885 the Military Foot Police (MFP) was raised and in 1901 the MilitaryProvost Staff Corps (MPSC) was added. It assumed the title Royal MilitaryPolice Corps in 1946. The Colonel-in-Chief is Her Majesty the Queen, ElizabethII and the Colonel-Commandant is Lieutenant-General Sir Nicholas PatrickCarter, KCB, CBE, DSO.
This will make anoutstanding addition for a British Army or a British Empire history buff; thoseinterested in orders, decorations and medals, uniforms, accruements andinsignia; material related to criminal investigations; elite and famousmilitary police units; historical events related to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty;Queen Victoria’s “Little Wars”; military bands and martial music; ceremonies& parades; coronations, durbars, and jubilees; civilian and militaryminiaturists and dioramas; heraldry and vexillology; toy soldier collectors;those interested in the First and Second Golden Ages of Toy Soldiers;Authenticast, Crescent, Dorset, Edmund\'s, Eastolin, Herrings, Heyde, Hocker,Imperial Products, King & Country, Kingcast, Lineol, Marlborough, Mignot,Regal, Richards, Star, Steadfast, Tradition, and Trophy figures; and collectorsof militaria.