John Barney Hines (1878-1958) was a British-born Australian soldier of The Great War, well-known for his skills and prowess at collecting souvenirs from captured German Soldiers.
A photo of Barney depicting him surrounded by his German acquisitions after the Battle of Polygon Wood in 1917 is among the best-known Australian images of the First World War.
This was the inspiration for our K&C figure which shows Barney complete with pickelhaub helmet (a much-prized souvenir for WW1 soldiers and collectors) and other bits n bobs of German equipment. Our figure also shows Barney taking a closer look at some saucy French postcards that he has liberated from a German prisoner!
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Metal-Alloy
Epoch
World War I
Time
1914 - 1918
Nationality/Location
Great Britain
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
King & Country UK Green Lane Ind. Est. DL16 6DL Spennymoor, Co Durham Vereinigtes Königreich
