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Gebirgensjaeger Regiment 756 - Mitches Military Models

Discussion in 'Figure News' started by Grod, May 29, 2012.

  1. Grod A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Hello Folks
    New from MMM in 120mm resin beautifully sculpted by the talented hands of Maurice Corry is a soldier of the Gebirgsjaeger Regiment 756 which was attached to the 334th Infantry Division in North Afrika.

    Price £32.50 +p&p - £2.75 UK, £3.25 europe and £5.25 rest of the world
    Available direct from me via gordonmi@hotmail.com
    Payment is by paypal using the above email address or personal cheque.
    Cheers
    Gordon
    DAK21.jpg DAK24.jpg
  2. polyphemus Well-Known Member

    Another fantastic figure from Mr Corry.

    Geoff
  3. Dave - LastCav Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Agreed - another great sculpt.
  4. bagelman1952 Well-Known Member

    Country:
    England
    Really nice looking figure, Great sculpture as usual. Looking forward to seeing it painted
  5. baronband Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Very very nice piece
  6. winston Active Member

    Country:
    France
    Also great sculpt as always from Maurice.(y)
  7. LVM Active Member

    Country:
    Belgium
    Wow ! Great sculpt !

    Laurent
  8. housecarl Moderator

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Lovely piece, and nice to see a DAK.
    Carl.(y)
  9. MANOSe58160 Member

    Country:
    Greece
  10. Johan Well-Known Member

    Country:
    Belgium
    Good sculpt !!(y)
  11. mil-mart A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Great sculpting.
  12. gommolo Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Great sculpt. A question: is the gun too small or they had a model like this?
  13. Heeresbergführer Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Horrido!

    Always a welcome sight to see a new Gebirgsjäger figure. Though it would have been nicer to see him with breeches, knee length Wickelgamaschen (puttees), and mountain boots which was more common for this unit.

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    Bergheil,

    Patrick
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  14. Nap Moderator

    Country:
    England
    Hi Gordon ,

    Well what can I say except mmmmmmmmmmmm ..tasty well done to Mr C and MMM for releasing this , a nice subject , regarding the putees perhaps an optional set of lower legs might be made available , I take it the badge needs to be freehand ...a nice challenge .

    Like others I too look forwad to seeing this one painted .

    Nap
  15. Dr Force A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Purchased!!! Horrrah!

    You could always sculpt the breeches!!
  16. Grod A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Hello Marco
    Thanks for your observation in respect of the rifle.I have spoken to Maurice who informs me that the weapon is a standard issue Kar98 with bayonet fixed and in scale to the figure. It may well be the angle of the photograph which makes it look small.
    Cheers
    Gordon
  17. Heeresbergführer Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Having a little more time to study the figure, I also note that the sleeve Edelweiß seems to be too low on the sleeve. Generally, the patch was worn 16cm from the top of the shoulder seam of the tunic. Here are a few reference photos:

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    Es war ein Edelweiß...

    Patrick
  18. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

    Country:
    Germany
    As far as I know the gun should be shorter than a K98k, for from 1940 the German mountain troops (Gebirgsjäger) did not use any more the standard gun K98k, but the "Gewehr 33/40“ which had been modified under the manufacturing code "945" especially for the use with the German mountain troops.

    The gun 33/40 was produced in Brünn (today: Brno/Tchechia) and was introduced from 1940 as a weapon specially for the mountain infantrymen.

    The weapon was 998 mm long and weighed 3.45 kg. The run was 490 mm long.
    All together the weapon was about 12 cm shorter than the standard-infantry gun K98k.

    In addition, the weapon in many further details soaked off from the K98k-gun.

    Here the gun K98k …:
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Kar_98K_-_AM.033696.jpg

    Here the gun 33/40 …:
    http://www.aucland.fr/ImagesAnnonces/134503_Big.jpg

    The Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 756 was founded on the 9th of November, 1942 and since January, 1943 it was engaged in Africa. So it should have been equipped with the "Gewehr 33/40".

    Already in May, 1943 the regiment after 4-day heavy fights with the British 78th Infantery division was destroyed nearly completely.

    And after all informations, I have, the Gebirgsjäger in North Afrika wore also the same boots as in Europe and no "Tropenstiefel".

    Cheers
  19. megroot A Fixture

    Country:
    Netherlands
    Another great figure out of the talented hands of Maurice.

    Marc
  20. Grod A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Thanks for this Martin. Useful information and great reference photos.
    Gordon

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