Show Your Trophy Collection – In Storage or On Display. (2 Viewers)

[boerboy]

Hawkeye,

This is further proof that these figures belong to the Boxer Rebellion range: Trophy’s Dragon Crest DC21, which features Turcos (Algerian Tirailleurs) in a Boxer Rebellion set. That set also uses oval bases, and the officer figure is virtually identical to the one in your set.


DC21 is relatively scarce but still occasionally turns up. So your set could either be "a special" or possibly a short experimental production run—that would be my guess.


One more interesting fact: the blue uniform for this regiment (DC21) is usually associated with the WWI period, so we can say with a fair degree of certainty that this was the first WWI set Trophy made. . Then Trophy made GW37 "French Colonial Division" in a long while.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Hawkeye,

This is further proof that these figures belong to the Boxer Rebellion range: Trophy’s Dragon Crest DC21, which features Turcos (Algerian Tirailleurs) in a Boxer Rebellion set. That set also uses oval bases, and the officer figure is virtually identical to the one in your set.


DC21 is relatively scarce but still occasionally turns up. So your set could either be "a special" or possibly a short experimental production run—that would be my guess.


One more interesting fact: the blue uniform for this regiment (DC21) is usually associated with the WWI period, so we can say with a fair degree of certainty that this was the first WWI set Trophy made. . Then Trophy made GW37V in a long while.

So as it is WWI I need to find this set (DC21).

 

[HAWKEYE]

So as it is WWI I need to find this set (DC21).

INTERESTING BOERBOY, I HAVE ONE PIECE IN BLUE I PICKED UP AT THE CHICAGO SHOW. I HAD NO IDEA IT COULD BE WW!

 

[boerboy]

INTERESTING BOERBOY, I HAVE ONE PIECE IN BLUE I PICKED UP AT THE CHICAGO SHOW. I HAD NO IDEA IT COULD BE WW!

Trophy also made a mounted figure of the Algerian Tirailleurs for this regiment. I have two of them and will try to find the box with them and post a photo later.

 

[boerboy]

INTERESTING BOERBOY, I HAVE ONE PIECE IN BLUE I PICKED UP AT THE CHICAGO SHOW. I HAD NO IDEA IT COULD BE WW!

This set is traditionally attributed to the Boxer Rebellion, but the uniform details strongly suggest it could also represent a World War I-era unit. . Your white-uniformed regiment would definitely fit within the Boxer Rebellion range.

 

[boerboy]

One more detail: both regiments—the Tirailleurs Sénégalais and the Algerian Tirailleurs (Turcos) in these Trophy sets—were equipped with the Fusil Lebel Model 1886 M93, which served as the standard rifle for French colonial infantry during the Boxer Rebellion and the early stages of World War I. However, it’s important to note that the white tropical uniforms depicted on the figures would not have been worn during World War I, especially on the Western Front. Instead, troops were issued horizon blue or dark blue wool uniforms more suitable for European trench warfare.

 

[HAWKEYE]

Some French Hussars and infantry attacking

 

[HAWKEYE]

Some imperial garde advancing

 

[HAWKEYE]

Part of my old display. I had 18 foot of tables set up for a French attack on the allied line

 

[HAWKEYE]

Some Gordon’s and Dutch belgians

 

[Louis Badolato]

Amazing Napoleonic displays! Back in the day I had a couple of hundred Trophy Napoleonics (including those Gordons forming square), but I ended up giving them away when I started focusing on WWI.

 

[boerboy]

Some Gordon’s and Dutch belgians

Not sure what happened, but your photos are a bit blurry today. The ones you took before looked great!

 

[HAWKEYE]

They are old and from a different phone.
There will be no more of those

 

[boerboy]

Well, it explains it, but it's almost impossible to identify the regiments.