Hailing all collectors of Palmetto Miniatures (Captains and Cavalry)! (1 Viewer)

[MikeNick]

Mike,

I may have stumbled upon a set of Palmetto Miniatures. They were advertised on ebay as Greeks WW2 and as Britains conversions. I immediately recognized the Johilco design. A friend of mine in Greece confirms that they are Palmetto Miniatures using Johilco.
I can definitely see a resemblance with Palmetto regarding the flag bearer.
What do you think?
Mike

 

[ucla1967]

Hi Mike,

I don't believe that they are Britains conversions at all. They appear to be a regular, seven man set made by Palmetto. Rather than WWII Greeks, they could be WWI Greeks instead.

 

[ucla1967]

Recently, there was a Palmetto set of WORLD WAR II AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY, DESERT RATS on eBay. It sold for $71 with two bidders. The way the Bren gunner is holding his weapon seems a little unnatural to me, as if he was passing it off to someone. Nice flag.

 

[ucla1967]

This Palmetto set of the WWII Royal Air Force is currently on eBay. The seller has not identified them correctly and says that they are like K&C glossies.

 

[ucla1967]

I recently picked up this Palmetto set of WORLD WAR II HUNGARIAN ELITE GUARDS, 1941 on eBay.

 

[jager7080]

I recently picked up this Palmetto set of WORLD WAR II HUNGARIAN ELITE GUARDS, 1941 on eBay.

Mike ,

Very Nice WW2 Hungarian Set !!

Joe

 

[ucla1967]

Mike ,

Very Nice WW2 Hungarian Set !!

Joe

Thanks, Joe. I am eagerly awaiting my special Hiriart commission of WWII Hungarian Infantry to be completed. I ordered them in summer uniforms with dark khaki stalhlhelms and pants with light khaki shirts, but I may get something else. I ordered three sets, but they are all taken. In any case, I hope to have them in about a month.

Mike

 

[ucla1967]

This set of Captains & Cavalry is currently on eBay. It is identified as World War I Prussian Infantry. It also mentions that it was made by Palmetto Miniatures in South Carolina (as we know) and was marketed under the Captains & Cavalry label by the Toy Soldier Shoppe in Milwaukee in the 1990s. That explains the origin of the boxing and Captains & Cavalry labeling of the previously unboxed, unlabeled Palmetto sets. Bill Schommer who sold his store to Paul Herrmann and then retired in Florida was responsible for Captains & Cavalry.

 

[ucla1967]

This is a recent Palmetto eBay offering which I hadn't seen before: WORLD WAR II JAPANESE NAVY. Although the photo only shows six figures, there are actually the correct number of seven with the set.

 

[MikeNick]

Hi,
I saw this set of Captains and Cavalry on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CAPTAINS-CA...415545037?pt=Toy_Soldiers&hash=item3a8988c4cd
No one has bidded on the set which is staring at $69 but the shipping is $22.00.
MikeNick

 

[ucla1967]

This Palmetto set of SOVIET SAILORS was recently on eBay.

 

[ucla1967]

Here is a better view of their flag.

 

[ucla1967]

The April 2014 Old Toy Soldier Auction offered numerous Palmetto sets. Whoever picked them up, has been offering them for sale on eBay. Here are photos of World War I Serbian Infantry, 1914.

 

[ucla1967]

These are Palmetto World War II German themed sets of Kriegsmarine, RAP female personnel, and Luftwaffe female personnel.

 

[ucla1967]

This is a Palmetto set of World War II Slovak Infantry.

 

[MikeNick]

Mike,
What search terms would I use to locate these sets?
Thanks,
Mike

 

[ucla1967]

Mike,
What search terms would I use to locate these sets?
Thanks,
Mike

Hi Mike,

I don't believe that they are currently on eBay. He has been periodically putting them up for sale, piecemeal, as Palmetto.

Mike

 

[ucla1967]

This is Palmetto's set of World War I Belgian Infantry, 1914 from the OSTN auction. Coincidently, I just saw it listed on eBay from a French seller for $199.00

 

[ucla1967]

From the March OTS auction is this set of Palmetto French Moroccans.

 

[ucla1967]

Also from the March 2014 OTS auction is this Palmetto set of Turkish Infantry.