Original Imperial German M1905 Folding Saw in Original Carrying Case with Tools Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts The "hinge" for the lid

The "hinge" for the lid a strip of leather that is riveted on to the flap and body

and we cannot see any areas where it has flaked away

The Elastolin catalogs of the 1930s describe the 7-cm figures as being "normal size" (normalgrosse) and the 4-cm figures as Miniatur-Soldaten

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Original Imperial German M1905 Folding Saw in Original Carrying Case with Tools Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts The "hinge" for the lidOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an extremely scarce example of the multi purpose M1905 pattern folding saw used by specialist Imperial German units such as Pioneers & Machine Gun crews until 1915 when it was also then issued to infantry formations having proved its extreme usefulness in the trenches. The saw comes in its original sturdy brown leather case with two buckled belt loops to its reverse & a buckled flap the case contains in its