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Hi there, I recently came across some models that are of a historical nature. I was just wondering if anyone has ANY clue what they are?
I am completely baffled!

Cheers!

I can't say what the others are, but I believe the first two are Prussian Grenadiers from the Seven Years War.

4th pic, guy on the right bears a striking resemblance to George Washington.

It would help if you told us how big they are. Measure the standing soldier from base of foot to eyeline and give us the measurement in "mm".

They look like they might be parts from an old chess set. The bases clearly are designed to fit into some other component. The part of the base attached directly to the miniature looks like the kind of bases that you see on "Prince August" chess miniatures, but I'm not sure about the peg below that. Have a look around here:
http://shop.princeaugust.ie/chess-sets-moulds/
It's the Prince August collection of DIY Chess set molds.

If you don't see them there and no one here knows exactly what they are. I'd try the grongonards over at "The Miniatures Page" whenever I have an obscure miniature, they can usually tell me type, manufacturer, era, and sometimes even model #.

Good Luck.

Cheers for that guys! Especially you Elllf! I will check out the site you recommended. Chess pieces would be a good call. The models are about 2” tall, from what I remember (haven’t got them to hand at the moment). They are solid lead.

Thanks for pointing me on the right path!