Rare Madras Artillery Troop Quartermaster by Nostalgia

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This is a nice lot of one (1) officer from Set No. 370b Personalities of the Madras Artillery - Troop Quartermaster, c. 1850. Nostalgia models are 54mm scale figures made in the style of old toy soldiers. Nostalgia models represent different regiments of Armies of the British Empire . Research for the figures was done by Shamus O. D. Wade of London , England . The models were created by Janet Evelyn Scroby, the eminent military sculptress. The production side was presided over by her husband, Frank Scroby. Less than 80 sets of eight (8) figures were produced .The Madras Artillery existed from 1628 to 1862. In 1628 the garrison of Armegon on the Corormandel Coast consisted of 12 guns and 28 soldiers. The men were trained as infantry and gunners. In 1690 a company of European Artillery was formed as part of the garrison of St. George. From these beginnings the Madras Artillery would be involved in major battles on the subcontinent for the next 250 years.This will make an outstanding addition for a British military for a British Empire history buff; those interested in orders, decorations and medals, uniforms, accruements and insignia; material related to Princely Indian States and the Indian Empire; famous artillery units; historical events related to British royalty and the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty; The Honourable East India Company read more

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