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I've never seen these...are they really early K&C Naps?
Help Identifying...are these really early K&C Naps? (3 Viewers)
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They're King-White/Reeves Napoleonics. Easy enough to mis-identify as King & Country, because I think K&C used the same sculptors or factory in the early years.
From left to right, these figures are:
FC-3 Carabinier officer
FC-5 6th Cuirassiers officer
FC-9 1st Regiment, Polish Lancers, trooper
FC-7 Grenadier a Cheval officer
FC-6 Empress Dragoons officer
FC-5 again, 6th Cuirassiers officer
Prost!
Brad
From left to right, these figures are:
FC-3 Carabinier officer
FC-5 6th Cuirassiers officer
FC-9 1st Regiment, Polish Lancers, trooper
FC-7 Grenadier a Cheval officer
FC-6 Empress Dragoons officer
FC-5 again, 6th Cuirassiers officer
Prost!
Brad
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The Baron beat me to it but I have almost all of the glossy Naps K & C made and these are not K & C. See https://forum.treefrogtreasures.com...ing-amp-Country-Glossy-Napoleonics-Collection
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Gosh those figures take me back to K&C's earliest days!!!
Back then, when we opened our first shop in Hong Kong we only had two or three ranges of our own figures to sell...Seaforth Highlanders, Royal Marines and some Zulus.
So, we bought from King White (our first HK factory) a whole bunch of these Napoleonic figures that they made for Reeves...Cheap and cheerful but they helped fill the shelves!
Best wishes,
Andy.
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Thanks for the additional info, Andy! Did you have them marked in any way for K&C, too? If not, I can see how easy it is to misidentify one from the other, unless someone has them in the original box, as these are.
Prost!
Brad
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Appreciate the insight...oddly I like them but if they don't go with my collection of other K&C items it messes with my sense of order and we can't have that!
Brad, I was thinking they could be worth 10,000 dollars at minimal! ^&grin
Brad, I was thinking they could be worth 10,000 dollars at minimal! ^&grin
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Mark,
Stylistically, they don’t mesh with the glossy Naps. The glossy Naps have done fair $$ wise on eBay. I see many sellers asking around $250 or so for a box of six. Had these been K & C, I could have seen $400 or so.
Did you buy these or just see them on eBay.
MarkeytMaker
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I bought them and the seller has been understanding in my request for a cancellation. Thanks for your help!
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I'm glad you look like you were able to cancel it. I don't know if you collect the glossy K & C Naps but they have a lot of character. I really enjoy them. Btw, I saw your display of those glossy paras. Very, very nice ^&cool
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I have many glossy Naps, while they are not my favorites they are colorful. Now the paratroopers are probably my favorite set. I'm not sure why they attract so much attention but it may be because they are coated in a rich green and reflect a good resemblance of our early memories of toy soldiers. It's like the plastic sets we had but they got a bling makeover! The reason I love glossy is they sparkle in the light and look more worthy of the plain flat matte sets. Cars for example are painted with clear coat because it makes them look better...same with toy soldiers