Description: NEW 1884-1885 "Battle of Abu Klea" (Mahdist War) RARE "Grenadier Guardsman" (The Guards, Camel Corps/Gordon Relief Expedition) Unpainted Metal Figure (65mm), by D.F. Grieve Models (#DG19) Packaging Condition: GOOD/GREAT - Comes in original packaging with literature (Unsealed, will be secure)This metal figure (w/rifle and camel) is unassembled and unpainted (see pic)Made in 1985 (USA)Sculpted by David F. GrieveApproximately 5.375" tall1:26 scale (65mm)This figure depicts a British Grenadier Guardsman in the The Guards, part of the Heavy Regiment of the Camel Corps, during the Gordon Relief Expedition of the Mahdist War in 1884-1885.Era: Gordon Relief Expedition (Mahdist War, 1884-1885)The Battle of Abu Klea (January 16-18, 1885) at Abu Klea, Sudan, between the British Desert Column and Mahdist forces encamped near Abu Klea (River Nile, North of Khartoum). The Desert Column started from Korti, Sudan on December 30, 1884; the Desert Column's mission, in a joint effort titled "The Gordon Relief Expedition", was to march across the Bayuda Desert to the aid of General Charles George Gordon at Khartoum, Sudan, who was besieged there by Mahdist forces. The British force numbered 1,400 against a Sudanese army of around 14,000, of which some 3,000 attacked the British square. The Heavy Regiment of the Camel Corps was drawn from ten regiments of cavalry: 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards, the Royal Horse Guards, the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays), 4th Dragoon Guards, 5th Dragoon Guards, 1st Royal Dragoons, the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), the 16th Lancers and the 5th Lancers.The Mahdist War (1881–1899) was a war between the Mahdist Sudanese, led by Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah, who had proclaimed himself the "Mahdi" of Islam (the "Guided One"), and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, initially, and later the forces of Britain. Eighteen years of war resulted in the creation of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1899–1956), a de jure condominium of the British Empire, and the Kingdom of Egypt, in which Britain had de facto control over Sudan. The Sudanese launched several unsuccessful invasions of their neighbors, expanding the scale of the conflict to include not only Britain and Egypt but also the Italian Empire, the Congo Free State and the Ethiopian Empire.David F. Grieve sculpted for some of the well known manufacturers of the 1970's until branching out on his in own in 1980, as D.F. Grieve Models. He specialized in British subjects and started out with a line of 65mm figures, then produced a line of 100mm figures that were beautifully crafted.Your shipment will arrive via USPS Priority Mail (1-4 business days), USPS Ground Advantage (2-5 business days), or UPS Ground Saver (1-6 business days), after the 2-3 day processing time (upon paid purchase)Shipment(s) sent out of Lemon Grove, California, USAWE CAN COMBINE-SHIP - ASK US FIRST!Will be packed very well - READ OUR FEEDBACK!No Returns ***AN INVOICE WILL BE SENT AFTER PURCHASE, WHICH MAY REFLECT A MORE ACCURATE POSTAGE RATE FOR THIS ITEM - DON'T PASS THIS UP YET! Please visit our Backroad Memories ebay store, or visit www.BackroadMemories.com, for more model collectibles added weekly! PLEASE SHARE OUR STORE WITH EVERYBODY YOU KNOW!
Price: 99 USD
Location: Lemon Grove, California
End Time: 2024-11-18T20:00:01.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Assembly Status: Unassembled Kit
Size: 65mm
Color: Silver
Scale: 1:26
Material: Metal
MPN: DG19
Year Manufactured: 1985
Vintage: Yes
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Brand: D. F. Grieve Models
Type: Figure
Era: Gordon Relief Expedition (Mahdist War, 1884-1885)
Sculptor: David F. Grieve
Item Height: 5.375 in
Packaging: With Packaging
Model: Brit. Grenadier Guardsman (Camel Corps/Gordon Relief Expedition)
Theme: Militaria
Features: Not Painted, With Stand, Carefully Packed
Time Period Manufactured: 1980-1989
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
