Karl Ens Grenade Thrower # 1150
Karl Ens established in 1861 was for the most part a cottage manufacturer and made various figures and figurines.
Like
many companies with such a long history privatization and
nationalization occur through the history of its existence and in some
cases makes it a bit difficult to date particular figures and pieces due
to marking conflicts in reference material and information available.
I
believe the prewar or wartime example of this piece has a flat base and
can have 2 variant markings in regards to color, this is example is one
where the marking appears to be utilized both prewar and postwar and
for this reason cannot really say when it was made with any degree of
certainty.
It is however a nice piece and quite large
standing over 14 inches tall and shows a Wehrmacht soldier in the
process of tossing a grenade while retaining two backup grenades
consisting of one in each boot. Piece is a glazed example and is in mint
undamaged condition.
(Karl Ens Grenade Thrower)
Karl Ens established in 1861 was for the most part a cottage manufacturer and made various figures and figurines.
Like
many companies with such a long history privatization and
nationalization occur through the history of its existence and in some
cases makes it a bit difficult to date particular figures and pieces due
to marking conflicts in reference material and information available.
I
believe the prewar or wartime example of this piece has a flat base and
can have 2 variant markings in regards to color, this is example is one
where the marking appears to be utilized both prewar and postwar and
for this reason cannot really say when it was made with any degree of
certainty.
It is however a nice piece and quite large
standing over 14 inches tall and shows a Wehrmacht soldier in the
process of tossing a grenade while retaining two backup grenades
consisting of one in each boot. Piece is a glazed example and is in mint
undamaged condition.
(Karl Ens Grenade Thrower)