SWISS WWII ANTI TANK RIFLE "SOLOTHURN" S-18/100

Description

Highly detailed resin cast model of Swiss and German anti-tank rifle that consists of twelve cast parts. This weapon was developed in Switzerland in Solothurn company, owned by the German firm Rheinmetall-Borsig. In the 1930s, many countries, including the USA, considered introducing this rifle to their equipment and tested it. Eventually, the rifle was used by Finland, Italy, Bulgaria, Estonia, Netherlands and also by the German Wehrmacht, althought not formally introduced there. The weapon was experimentally and also as a standard mounted on various vehicles, from Polish TKS tankettes to Italian Sahariana vehicles and CV-33 light tanks. (Scale : 1/35e)