Lot 300: A Collection of Ten DeAgostini The Combat Tanks Collection Scale Models and Four Booklets

A collection of ten scale model military vehicles and artillery pieces from The Combat Tanks Collection series published by DeAgostini. These models are constructed from die-cast metal with plastic components and are typically produced to a 1:72 scale. Each model is mounted on a black textured landscape display base featuring printed identification and historical service details. Each unit is housed within a clear acrylic display case.

The collection includes the following models:
Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B (Sd. Kfz. 182), s.SS Pz.Abt.501, Ardennes – 1944.
Churchill Mk.VII, 6th Guards Tank Brigade, Normandie (France) – 1944.
C1 Ariete, 132 Brigata Corazzata Ariete, Novara (Italy) – 2002.
M21 Half-track, 193rd Tank Battalion, 10th Army, Germany – 1945.
Chieftain Mk. V, BAOR, Brussels (Belgium) – 1979.
10.5 cm schwere Kanone 18 (sK 18), 15. Pz.Div., El Alamein (Egypt) – 1942.
M4A3 Sherman, 756th Tank Battalion, 5th Army, France – 1945.
KV-1E, 109th Armoured Division, 43rd Army, Briansk (USSR) – 1941.
AMX-30, 501ème RCC, France – 1982.
M1A1HA Abrams, 1st Armoured Division, Frankfurt (Germany) – 2005.

The lot is accompanied by four informational booklets titled The Combat Tanks Collection: Precision Models – Military History – Technical Data. The booklets provide historical context and technical specifications for various models in the series, including the Chieftain, Tiger, and M48A3 Patton 2.