 Valiant
Miniatures
HOBBY KIT
9813
FRENCH INFANTRYMAN (PRONE), 1914
(Retail US$14.99)
The French success at the
battle of the Marne in 1914 must be attributed
almost entirely to the resilient spirit of their
soldiers, for the "Poilu" at the beginning of the
war was undoubtedly the poorest trained and most
wretchedly equipped soldier in Europe. The genius
which had developed the famous "75" for the
artillery clearly did not extend to the infantry,
for the French infantryman went to war in a uniform
virtually unchanged since the Crimean War, burdened
down with over sixty pounds of ill-fitting
equipment which did not even provide for such basic
necessities as a bar of soap.
These are unpainted
and unassembled metal hobby kits.
Unless otherwise noted, these kits are in the
International 54mm
Collectors Scale. Standing figurines are approx.
2-1/2" - 3" tall.
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