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Two questions about these guys.

1. Who is the maker?

2. Does the officer appear to come from somewhere else? The paint detail is very similar. But, I notice the arm is either a replacement or from a different maker. The base is also a bit thinner than the rest of the pack.
 

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Two questions about these guys.

1. Who is the maker?

2. Does the officer appear to come from somewhere else? The paint detail is very similar. But, I notice the arm is either a replacement or from a different maker. The base is also a bit thinner than the rest of the pack.
These fellows are converted recastings of figures from Britains set 312, Grenadier Guards in winter overcoats (pic attached). Not sure where the heads originated, but the officer's right arm and the colour bearer's left arm are standard Britains castings or are recasts of these, and weren't used in set 312. And looking closer at the picture, it appears the troopers left arms are replaced, too, that is, not the set 312 arms.
 

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The heads might be from Rose/Russell Gammage. Rose produced figures as kits in 54mm, crisply sculpted and cast, and the parts turn up in a lot of collector & hobbyist conversions. As toy soldiers, those are pretty nicely done.

Prost!
Brad
 
I realized the initial question went unanswered: who is the maker? I think the answer is in your initial post from last December. The maker was Mr Christ himself.
 

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