April 5, 2024
WWII GERMAN MKD WOOD PANTHER TANK, APPROX. 1/20 SCALE G
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WORLD WA R II VINTAGE WOOD MODEL OF A GERMAN PANTHER TANK, MARKED "DIES IST EIN DIENSTLICHER GEGENSTAND' MISSBRAUCH IST STRAFBAR" .( THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ITEM- MISUSE IS PUNISHABLE) THE MODEL IS 17 INCHES LONG OVERALL- APPROXIMATELY 1/20th SCALE. THE FRONT AND REAR DECK DETAIL HAS BEEN DRAWN OR STAMPED IN INK. THE GUN MANTLE HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE TRUNNIONS; SOME OF THE ADDED DETAILS ARE DAMAGED OR MISSING, BUT THE VEHICLE IS IN GOOD CONDITION OVERALL. THE RADIO ANTENNA BASE IS PRESENT, BUT THE ANTENNA IS MISSING, AS ARE SOME OF THE VISION BLOCKS, AND THE ESCAPE HATCH. THE TRACKS ARE FABRIC, WITH WOOD TRACK BLOCKS AND CENTER GUIDES. THE FABRIC APPEARS TO BE FELT, AND IS TORN IN A COUPLE OF PLACES - THE LEFT TRACK IS TORN ALMOST THROUGH- MAY FAIL!.( SEE LAST PHOTO) THE BOTTOM OF THE HULL IS OPEN, SHOWING THE AXLES, WHICH ARE IN SLOTTED HOLES TO SIMULATE THE SUSPENSION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A PANTHER 'A'- BUT I CAN'T SWEAR TO IT! THE MAKER, AGE, AND ORIGINAL PURPOSE IS UNKNOWN- PROBABLY EITHER A MANUFACTURER'S MODEL, OR FOR IDENTIFICATION TRAINING. I FOUND IT AT A TOY SHOW IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS IN THE LATE 1980'S- THE GUY THOUGHT IT WAS A TOY, OR FROM A KIT! IT HAD BEEN ON LOAN TO THE 'BG. JOHN SCRIBNER' TEXAS MILITARY FORCES MUSEUM AT CAMP MABRY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS SINCE 1989 OR SO. A REALLY NEAT PIECE, GREAT TO DISPLAY WITH YOUR
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