He was informed that they were Bulgarian, and there's definitely something 'eastern' about them, although, they are quite unique so may be from Hungary or Romania? The ties between Bulgaria and Russia were much closer than some of the other Comecon countries, and their production tends to mirror Soviet stuff, with twin factories in both nations, mould-share and mould-copy.
Bases for the foot figures also have yet to be tracked down, but the horse has an integral base and ends up looking very much like (and is the same size as...) Spencer Smith, who - of course - had integral riders! There's still so much out there to be discovered...
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Hugh, that horse looks like an Atlantic copy from the Wild West sets, the US 7th Cavalry set in fact.
Hi Doug
I know the figure you're thinking of and there is a similarity, but I think coincidental? Head's turned more, saddle's different...feet? But well spotted, and they would have been roughly contemporary, I think this is a bit earlier than the 7th though?
Cheers - H (thanks for that link too)
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