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One of those stories that pop up on Google.
And it’s not a split but a lowlight!
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a34884...collector/
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(31-12-2022, 07:16 PM)wirrah Wrote: For the model railway buffs (you know who you are - Me, Bagman, Rod Stewart, Roger Daltry, Phil Collins etc...) Just in case you don't know - Märklin is one of the major model railway manufactures in Germany, manufacturing trains since the late 1800s.
And they also made guns! Mentioned in the Jo Nesbo book I am reading, The Redbreast.
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(21-02-2023, 04:38 PM)Alpal Wrote: And they also made guns! Mentioned in the Jo Nesbo book I am reading, The Redbreast.
Might need some context. Are we talking '39 to '45? '14 to '18?
I looked it up - WWII, not unexpected then.
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(21-02-2023, 07:23 PM)wirrah Wrote: Might need some context. Are we talking '39 to '45? '14 to '18?
I looked it up - WWII, not unexpected then.
Raises more questions than it answers but have a look!
http://gildedterror.blogspot.com/2011/05/marklin.html
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(22-02-2023, 09:46 PM)Alpal Wrote: Raises more questions than it answers but have a look!
http://gildedterror.blogspot.com/2011/05/marklin.html
I guess it's not an uncommon name.
Marklin made it to the Yosemite fire fall -
http://www.yosemitefirefall.org
There is even a Marklin street in Melbourne (Cranbourne)
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(05-03-2023, 07:51 PM)Bagman Wrote: Todays lucky find
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