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Britains #1 VERY RARE 1st Version Life Guards

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Britains RARE 1ST VERSION #101 Life Guards Band: Circa 1899. Dressed in blue coats with gold striping, mounted on Grey one-eared horses. 11 pieces. Excellent condition. Unboxed.

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RARE Britains Set #1 1st Version Lifeguards: Germanic horses with tin swords. Circa 1885. 5 Pieces. Condition Very Good.

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Britains RARE #101 Life Guards Band: Pre war Mounted Band of the Life Guards. Dressed in blue coats with gold striping, slotted arms and one-eared horses. 1st Version. Circa 1899. All mounted on Grey's. 11 pieces. Unboxed. Excellent Cond

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Britains #101 1st Version Band of The Lifeguards: RARE FIRST VERSION. Red tunics with slotted arms. Circa 1899. 12 pieces. Excellent condition. Unboxed.

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Britains RARE #S.A1/14 1st Life Guards: Scarce "Special Assortment" prepared for particular retailers. Circa 1930. Life Guards troopers and officer. 14 pieces. Excellent condition (2 arms loose). Box in fair condition (tie card replaced, to

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Britains RARE #75 1st Version Scots Guards: Circa 1905-1908 only. Unmarked oval bases, box packs. 8 pieces. Marching at the slope with fixed arm officer. Pristine condition. Unboxed.

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Britains RARE From #72 Lifeguards Past & Present: Pre war, late version. Representing The Life Guards of 1837. Officer on a prancing horse and four Troopers with "Roman" pattern Helmets. 5 pieces. Retouched condition. Unboxed.

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Britains #69 Pipers of Scots Guards: RARE 1st version set of Pipers of the Scots Guards on round base. Circa 1896. 7 pieces. Excellent condition. Box fair, with surface wear and top corner splits.

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Britains #69 Pipers of Scots Guards: RARE 1st version set of "Pipers of the Scots Guards" on oval base. Circa 1896. 7 pieces. Very good to good condition (with some paint loss). Unboxed.

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Britains Set #3 5th Dragoon Guards: Rare 1st Version. Circa 1897. Tied in original box with original tie card. 5 Pieces. Condition Figures Excellent. Condition Box Very Good (With edge splits).

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Britains RARE #101 Band of the Life Guards: Pre war, 1911 Blue Tunic version. 12 pieces including: Kettle Drummer and 11 mounted Bandsmen playing correct instrumentation. Dressed in blue coats with gold striping, movable arms and all mounted on

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Britains #69 Pipers of Scots Guards: RARE 1st version set on round base. Circa 1896. 7 pieces. Excellent condition. Retied to replacement card. Box poor (missing one top end and one bottom end).

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British Hollowcast Makers Lifeboatman Assortment: Rare assembly of British Lifeguards including; Johillco (in dore finish and fully painted), two paint versions of Britains Lifeguard, plus a Taylor and Barrett figure. 5 pieces. Excellent condition. U

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Britains Rare Unlisted 2nd Life Guards Set: Unusual set. Five Life Guards without carbines in hand, at the gallop, with bugler. 6 pieces. Excellent condition. Come with an un-numbered Armies of The World box. Box poor (missing one top end, wear

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Britains Set #1 1st Life Guards with Officer: On rearing horse, in original box with illustrated label (1939) very good; box good, 5 pieces

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Britains #1 VERY RARE 1st Version Life Guards

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Extremely RARE first ever set produced by Britains. 1st Life Guards (1893 "Germanic" version - first issue). Includes; Officer (denoted only by a gold painted sash) and 4 Troopers on "Germanic" style walking horses. All have fixed arms, drawn tin swords & dark blue continental style saddlecloths lined with gold. 5 pieces. Very good overall condition with some paint loss. 1897 style printed campaign lid label box in very good condition (missing insert).

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Britains #1 VERY RARE 1st Version Life Guards

Name: Britains #1 VERY RARE 1st Version Life Guards
SKU: 81388650
Price: 2700 USD
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