Britains Oldies

Thanks to DaveScriv I have the old Red Deer and the old Sable.   

Great Taylor, those two are not as nice as newer versions but it seems they're much harder to find.
I think Dave bought all stock of Britains when he was younger! It is great that he can help us finding these wonderful British figurines.

Roger wrote:

Great Taylor, those two are not as nice as newer versions but it seems they're much harder to find.
I think Dave bought all stock of Britains when he was younger! It is great that he can help us finding these wonderful British figurines.

Not quite all of them    

I seem to keep accumulating duplicates of allsorts of old UK made figures when I buy 'job lots', be it on eBay or in 'real life' at antique/collector fairs, fleamarkets, etc.

I rather like the old Sable Antelope, but agree the old deer was pretty hopeless, being a plastic version of the equally hopeless old lead deer stag.

Most of this old type plastic deer have long since had their antlers broken off, which, if you're doing a display, makes them acceptable as  females to go with the new type Britains plastic deer stag, which is a splendid animal.

Congratulations, nice oldies!!

Congratulations!

DaveScriv wrote:

Roger wrote:

Great Taylor, those two are not as nice as newer versions but it seems they're much harder to find.
I think Dave bought all stock of Britains when he was younger! It is great that he can help us finding these wonderful British figurines.

Not quite all of them    

I seem to keep accumulating duplicates of allsorts of old UK made figures when I buy 'job lots', be it on eBay or in 'real life' at antique/collector fairs, fleamarkets, etc.

I rather like the old Sable Antelope, but agree the old deer was pretty hopeless, being a plastic version of the equally hopeless old lead deer stag.

Most of this old type plastic deer have long since had their antlers broken off, which, if you're doing a display, makes them acceptable as  females to go with the new type Britains plastic deer stag, which is a splendid animal.

You're right, the old deer may be based in Iberian subspecies and you're right it works very nice as a doe, I received it from you too.
The newer stag is more based in British subspecies, so too much bearded for a female.

I had the old stag in my collection for many years without antlers, before i finally found one with antlers indeed.
But this saber is an older mould, isn't it, and i don't mean the difference btween the old model and the newer model with his head slightly turned.
i know the older old model, as i have a lot of copies from Hong kong from this older old model.
Like these two models i have from Britains...


The newer old models...


The latest saber...