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4 Vintage Metal Comet / Athenticast German Military tanks from 1940-50's
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DESCRIPTION:This is four (4) pieces, all die cast metal, from COMET PRODUCTS, also known as AUTHENTICAST.
We believe these four are models of German Tanks.
The four models are listed below and described as best we can using old Comet catalogues and whatever writing we could find on the bottom.
All are long out of production and we think manufactured during WWII up to 1962.
All are factory painted. No signs of metal rot / deterioration.
Paint condition looks better than the extreme close up photos show it. 4 Tanks include
:
German Panther “royal Tiger” Cat #5107 ?, 2 ½” long, 1 5/8” barrel. Removable turret, CONDITION: excellent factory paint. SCALE; Probably 1/108 (most comet were 1/108 or 1/36 near HO and N)
German Tiger P2 Kw VI, Cat 5107 ?, 2” long, 1 ¼” barrel. Removable turret, CONDITION: excellent factory paint. SCALE Probably 1/108
German PZ KW IV, Cat 5103 ?, 2 ¼” long, 1” barrel, attached turret that turns.
CONDITION: excellent factory paint. SCALE Probably 1/108.
German ?R/F2, MK2, Cat ?, twin barrel smaller scale tank, 1¼” long, ¼” barrels.
Attached turret that turns.
CONDITION: excellent factory paint.
Two headlights are not glued in their sockets but are present.
SCALE ?
looks close to “N” scale.
AUTHENTICAST HISTORY:
In the 1930’s Comet Metal Products Inc developed a centrifugal spin casting process they called “Authenticast” because it allowed them to make miniatures from a
Zink
, lead, tin alloy that had greater detail.
In the 1940s Comet began making figures, cars, trucks.
During World War II, the military used Authenticast 1:1200 waterline ships, HO scale Tanks (said to be actually be 1/108 scale) and small airplane models use for training purposes.
After the war Comet reactivated their figure and automobile lines, and sold the military "
spotters
" models as toys.
In addition they produced some HO scale metal railroad cars into
approximately
1962.
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