Britains Ltd. Set List (1893-1966)
Set numbers 1 to 1200
©Copyright 2008 Geoffrey Duin
Notes and Key:
PW -After 1945
1. Generally and except where noted catalog sets 1 through 1918 were manufactured prewar
2. Of these sets, those in red were also available postwar
3. 9000 numbering system for 1962-66 period is listed in parentheses next to pre-1962 catalog numbers
This is a work in progress and am making no claims that this is a definitive list so suggestions, corrections, additions are welcome!(email me here). There is a link to my sources at the end of this list.
Many thanks to Vectis Auctions Ltd for permission to use photos from their substantial past auction photo archive for this list(sets and set figures already appearing in photos on my site do not have a photo link).
#1(9206)lst Life Guards
#2(9209)Royal Horse Guards
#4 Gilt Cavalry
#5 Gilt Cavalry
#6 Boer Cavalry
#8 4th Hussars
#10 Salvation Army Band
#11(9135) Black Watch
#12 11th Hussars
#13 3rd Hussars
#14 Salvation Army Women
#15 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
#16 Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
#17(9143)Somerset Light Infantry
#19 West India Regiment
#20 Russian & Japanese Infantry & Cavalry(26pcs)
#21 British Army Display: #s 1, 12, 16, 19(29-27pcs)
#22 British Army Display: #s 2, 11, 18 23(28-27pcs)
#23 5th Lancers
#24(9216) 9th Lancers
#26 Boer Infantry
#27 Band of the Line (12pcs)
#28(9420) Mountain Artillery (12pcs)
#29 British Army Display: #s 1, 13, 24, 28, Royal West Surrey(41pcs)
#30(9137) Drum & Bugles of the Line (8-7-6-5pcs)
#31 1st Dragoons
#32(9210) 2nd Dragoons, the Royal Scots Greys
#33 16th Lancers
#35(9140) Royal Marines (Royal Marine Artillery before 1928)
#36(9142) Royal Sussex Regiment
#37 Full Band of Coldstream Guards(21pcs}
#38 South African Mounted Infantry
#39(9419) Royal Horse Artillery(13pcs)
#39A Royal Horse Artillery in Service Dress
#40 1st Dragoons, Somerset Light Infantry
#41(9310) Scots Greys, Grenadier Guards
#42 1st Life Guards, Royal Sussex
#43 2nd Life Guards
#44 2nd Dragoon Guards (The Queen's Bays)
#45 3rd Madras Light Cavalry(changed to 7th Light Cavalry in 1935)
#46 10th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse-1935)
#47(9261) 1st Bengal Cavalry (fr.1935 Skinner's Horse (#9261))
#48(9265) Egyptian Camel Corps
#50(9305)British Army Display (#s 1, 8)
#51 British Army Display(#s 12, 33)
#52 British Army Display(#s 23 or 33 & 43)
#53 British Army Display(#2, #8, #34)
#54 British Army Display(#1, #24, #44)
#55 British Army Display(#s 13, 32, 33)
#56 British Army Display (#s 16, 34)
#57 1st Dragoon Guards(small size figures)
#58 Royal House Guards, Scots Greys, Mounted Infantry(small size figures)
#59 Scots Greys(#32x2)
#60 1st Bombay Lancers(15pcs)
#61 3rd Madras Cavalry(15pcs)
#62 1st Bengal Cavalry(10pcs)
#63 10th Bengal Lancers(10pcs)
#64 Indian Army Display(13pcs)
#65 Russian Army Display(#s 133, 136)(13psc)
#66(9262)1st Bombay Lancers-in 1935 became: 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (#9262)
#67 1st Madras Native Infantry(became the Corps of Madras Pioneers-1935)
#68 2nd Bombay Native Infantry(became 4th Bombay Grenadiers-1935)
#69 Pipers of the Scots Guards
#70 Scots Guards (running)
#71 Turkish Cavalry
#73(9407) British Army Display : #s 1, 39(PW 2077w/officer), 81(PW 17th Lancers), 74(PW Norfolk Regt), 32, 27(PW '56+-2114),77(PW Black Watch) & General Officer (73-67pcs)
#74 ( 9144 ) Royal Welch Fusiliers
#75 ( 9126 ) Scots Guards
#76(9136) Middlesex Regiment
#77(9131) Gordon Highlanders (7-8-6-5pcs)
#78 Bluejackets
#79(9455) Royal Navy Landing Party
#80 Whitejackets
#84 2nd Life Guards, 7th Royal Fusiliers(small size)
#85 British Army Display(small size )
#86 Lancashire Fusiliers(small size figures)
#87 13th Hussars(small size figures)
#88 Seaforth Highlanders charging
#89 Cameron Highlanders firing
#92 Spanish Infantry
#93 British Army Display, #s 2, #37, Coldstream Guards w/ officers, Colours & Pioneers, (71psc)
#95 Japanese Cavalry and Infantry
#97 Royal Marine Light Infantry running at the trail(fr. 1932 Royal Marines)
#99 13th Hussars
#100 21st Lancers
#101(9406) Band of the Life Guards
#102 Foot Guards Display, #s 34, 75, 111, Irish Guards(33-32psc)
#103 not known
#105 Imperial Yeomanry
#106 6th Dragoon Guards
#107 Irish Guards slope
#108 6th Dragoons
#109 Dublin Fusiliers
#110 Devonshire Regiment
#111 Grenadier Guards at attention
#112 Seaforth Highlanders (slope)
#113 East Yorkshire Regiment at attention
#114 Cameron Highlanders
#115(9264) Egyptian Cavalry
#116 Soudanese Infantry
#117 Egyptian Infantry
#118 Gordon Highlanders lying firing
#119 Gloucestershire Regiment standing firing
#120(9123) Coldstream Cuards (kneeling firing)
#121 Royal West Surrey Regiment firing
#123 The Bikanir Camel Corps
#124 Irish Guards lying firing
#125 Royal Horse Artillery Full Dress(small size)
#126 Royal Horse Artillery Service Dress(small size)
#127 7th Dragoon Guards
#128 12th Lancers
#129 Display Box, #s 12, 32, 43, 128, Ist Dragoon Guards (70pcs)
#130 Scots Guards Display (various positions)(118pcs)
#131 British Army Presentation Box ,#s 2, 3, 12, 28, 32, 37, 39, 43, 77, 81, British Camel Corps, Scots Guards (firing), Worcestershire Regt, Bluejackets & Whitejackets(replaced by #s145,146,144)4.7" Naval Gun, General Officer (275pcs)
#132 British Army Presentation Box, #s 2, 12, 27, 28, 32, 39, 43, 74, 90, 127, 128, Seaforth Highlanders, East Kent Regt , 4.7" Naval Gun, General Officer (167psc)
#133 Russian Infantry
#134 Japanese Infantry
#135 Japanese Cavalry
#136(9273) Russian Cavalry (Cossacks)
#137 Royal Army Medical Service(24pcs)
#138(9266) Cuirassiers
#139 Chasseurs
#140 Dragons
#141 Infanterie de Ligne
#142(9166) Zouaves
#143 Matelots
#144A Royal Field Artillery service dress
#145 Royal Army Medical Corps Ambulance
#145A RAMC Ambulance service dress
#146 Royal Army Service Corps Wagon
#146A RASC Wagon service dress
#147(9190) Zulus of Africa
#148 Royal Lancaster Regiment Game
#150(9189) North American(N.A.)Indians on foot
#152(9289) N.A. Indians Mounted
#153 Prussian Hussars
#154 Prussian Infantry
#156 Royal Irish Regiment firing
#157 Gordon Highlanders firing
#158 Railway Station Staff (25pcs)
#159 Territorial Yeomanry
#160 Territorial Infantry
#161 Boy Scouts marching
#162 Boy Scout Display (23 pcs)
#163 Boy Scout Signallers
#164(9291) Arabs Mounted
#165 Italian Cavalry
#166 Italian Infantry
#167 Turkish Infantry
#168 Civilians
#169(9163) Italian Bersaglieri
#170 Greek Cavalry
#171 Greek Infantry
#172 Bulgarian Infantry
#173 Serbian Infantry
#174 Montenegrin Infantry
#175 Austrian Lancers
#176 Austrian Dragoons
#177 Austrian Infantry of the Line
#178 Austrian Foot Guards
#179(9288) Cowboys mounted
#180 Boy Scout Display (22pcs)
#181 Boy Scout Display (45pcs)
#182(9114) 11th Hussars dismounted
#184 Cowboys mounted and on foot
#185 Wild West Display(30pcs)
#186 Mexican Infantry
#187 Arabs on Foot
#188 Zulu Kraal
#189 Belgian Infantry
#190 Belgian Cavalry
#191 Turcos
#192 French Infantry
#193 Arabs on Camels
#195 Infantry in steel helmets
#196(9170) Evzones
#197 Ghurka Rifles
#199 Motor cycle machine gun corps
#200 Motor cycle dispatch riders
#201 Officers of the General Staff (mounted)
#202 Togoland Warriors
#203 Pontoon Section
#204 Assorted Trees
#205 Coldstream Guards present
#207 Officers of the Royal Navy
#208(9389) N.A. Indians(mounted, foot)
#209(9388) Cowboys(mounted, foot)
#210 North American Indians, #s 152,154,204(15pcs)