bigjo Posted 21 December , 2023 Share Posted 21 December , 2023 large clock work , 11in long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 21 December , 2023 Share Posted 21 December , 2023 (edited) It seems to represent a Mk 4 male female tank -- Mk4s fought successfully at the Battle of Cambrai, November 1917. Edited 21 December , 2023 by Allan1892 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjo Posted 21 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 21 December , 2023 thank you , was looking for date made , and who made it , there are no makers marks ,. only seen two others like it but can not be pre war ww1 , as to be after ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 21 December , 2023 Share Posted 21 December , 2023 7 minutes ago, bigjo said: but can not be pre war ww1 , as to be after The Mk 4 tank was introduced in 1917 therefore it had to be made sometime after the introduction. I am surprised that the company that made it hasn't stamped their name / logo on it. This suggests the possibility that it was 'scratch built' -- i.e. made by an enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjo Posted 21 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 21 December , 2023 thank you for the info jus that some one posted this thought is was wrong ,, Incredible late 1910s WWI Mk IV female tank. Pressed steel, heavy clockwork, and early cast aluminum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjo Posted 21 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 21 December , 2023 1 minute ago, bigjo said: thank you for the info jus that some one posted this thought is was wrong ,, and one sold the same on dealers site ?? so who could have made them ?? Incredible late 1910s WWI Mk IV female tank. Pressed steel, heavy clockwork, and early cast aluminum. and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjo Posted 21 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 21 December , 2023 and this one , all made the same ??? WW1 British Clockwork Tank - Waterloo Militaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 21 December , 2023 Share Posted 21 December , 2023 1 hour ago, bigjo said: and this one , all made the same ??? WW1 British Clockwork Tank - Waterloo Militaria This link starts with: A very well made, scratch built clockwork model of British First World War tank Scratch built as I stated in my second post, i.e. not built by a company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjo Posted 21 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 21 December , 2023 thank you for the help on this andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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