Product Highlights
U.S. Marine Advance with Chauchat, Belleau Wood (13072) is a 1:30 scale hand-painted metal figure by William Britain depicting a Marine advancing with a Chauchat light machine gun during the June 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood.
Features
- Figure stands approximately 2.5" tall
- All-metal construction
- Hand painted and ready for display
- Museum-quality craftsmanship
About Belleau Wood
The French-made M1915 Chauchat was issued to U.S. Marine units for suppressive fire during the fighting at Belleau Wood, where Marines fought through dense forest and entrenched German positions before driving the enemy out by late June 1918.
