The ‘March or Die’ range
A selection of superbly sculpted figures in 25mm scale white metal, representing the tough soldiers of the French Foreign Legion during the ‘Beu Geste’ period, circa 1900-1914 when they wore the heavy blue overcoat and carried the Lebel rifle. Their Arab opponents, mostly the dreaded Tauregs, or ‘veiled ones’ are also included, moulded in a number of exciting poses.
THE LEGION
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L1 |
Legionaire standing at port, blouse and equipment |
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L2 |
Legionaire at the ready, coat, pack and equipment |
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L3 |
Legionaire standing loading in coat and equipment |
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L4 |
Legionaire standing firing, blouse and equipment |
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L5 |
Legionaire kneeling firing in coat and equipment |
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L6 |
Legionaire standing loading in blouse and equipment |
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L7 |
Legionaire marching in coat with shouldered rifle |
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L8 |
Bugler blowing bugle at attention in coat |
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L9 |
Sergeant in short jacket, covered kepi |
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L10 |
Officer in jacket and riding trousers, kepi |
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L11 |
Legionaire charging in coat and equipment |
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L12 |
Legionaire standing firing in coat and equipment |
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L13 |
Legionaire on guard in coat and equipment |
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L14 |
Legionaire advancing in coat and equipment |
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L15 |
Legionaire advancing in blouse and equipment |
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L16 |
Legionaire marching in blouse with shouldered rifle |
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L17 |
Legionaire carrying ammunition box in coat * |
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L18 |
Sergeant in coat with rifle, pointing * |
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L19 |
Legionaire falling wounded in coat |
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L20 |
Legionaire lying dead in coat |
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L21 |
Legionaire sitting wounded in coat |
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L22 |
Dead legionaire, slumped over with rifle |
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L23 |
Legionaire at attention, rifle grounded, coat and equipment |
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L24 |
Legionaire presenting arms, coat and equipment |
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L25 |
Sergeant at attention, short coat, pace stick under arm |
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L26 |
Officer presenting sword, short coat, kepi |
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L27 |
Legionaire drummer at attention, drum at side, coat and equipment |
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L28 |
Open handed legionaire standard bearer at attention |
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L29 |
Legionaire in coat, lying prone and firing |
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L30 |
Officer standing, looknig through binoculars |
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L31 |
Legionaire carrying shell, coat and equipment |
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L32 |
Legionaire kneeling, pointing and shouting, coat and equipment |
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L33 |
Legionaire jerking lanyard, coat and equipment |
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L34 |
Legionaire kneeling with shell, coat and equipment |
Figures marked * also come as part of D7, the machine gun team.
The legion figures L21 and L22 were designed to fit inside a fort, either propped over the ramparts or slumped against the walls, although they can be used in other situations. A Legion flying column was composed of a number of legionaires, sharing a mule between every two men, plus pack mules and officers.
THE ARABS
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A1 |
Taureg advancing with rifle |
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A2 |
Taureg advancing, three separate arms, spear, rifle or sword |
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A3 |
Taureg advancing with sword |
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A4 |
Taureg standing firing rifle |
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A5 |
Taureg kneeling firing rrifle |
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A6 |
Taureg crawling with rifle |
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A7 |
Taureg crawling with spear |
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A8 |
Taureg charging with rifle |
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A9 |
Taureg charging with spear |
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A10 |
Taureg charging, waving sword |
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A11 |
Taureg leader/Srab chief pointing |
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A12 |
Taureg/Arab bannerman with banner |
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A13 |
Mounted Berber bannerman with banner |
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A14 |
Mounted Berber with jezail |
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A15 |
Mounted Berber with sword |
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A16 |
Mounted Berber with spear |
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A17 |
Mounted Riff with jezail |
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A18 |
Mounted Riff firing jezail |
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A19 |
Wounded Taureg falling |
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A20 |
Dead Taureg |
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A21 |
Taureg standing firing jezail |
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A22 |
Taureg standing, holding rifle on hip |
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A23 |
Taureg charging, waving rifle |
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A24 |
Taureg chief running in cloak, waving sword, separate arm |
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A25 |
Taureg kneeling, holding rifle, can be used as artillery crew |
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A26 |
Taureg standing, holding shell |
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A27 |
Taureg standing, jerking lanyard |
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A28 |
Berber running with jezail |
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A29 |
Berber loading jezail |
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A30 |
Berber bannerman with flagpole |
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A31 |
Berber walking with slung jezail |
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A32 |
Berber in skullcap running with jezail |
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A33 |
Arab in short tunic and headdress running, with sword, separate arm |
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A34 |
Taureg camel rider firing jezail |
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A35 |
Taureg camel rider chief in cloak waving sword |
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A36 |
Taureg camel rider holding rifle across body |
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A37 |
Taureg camel rider with standard pole |
EXTRAS FOR ‘MARCH OR DIE’ RANGE
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D1 |
Mule with legion rider in blouse and load of packs, etc |
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D2 |
Legionaire with two slung rifles carrying wounded comrade |
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D3 |
Taureg on camel with three separate arms holding spear, sword or rifle |
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D4 |
Legionaire in blouse firing over the body of a dead mule |
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D5 |
Mule with a load of ammunition boxes |
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D6 |
Officer on horse in jacket and kepi, waving |
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D7 |
Hotchkiss machine gun with crew of four legionaires in coats |
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D8 |
Arab horse, decorated saddlery, trotting |
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D9 |
Arab horse, decorated saddlery, galloping |
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D10 |
Legionaire on heavily laden horse, holding carbine |
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D11 |
Arab camel trotting (different camel to D3) |
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D12 |
French 75mm Puteaux field gun |