Original WWI Era U.S. Renault FT-17 Tank Statue with Relic Barbed Wire Spanish Flags The lock plate is also

The lock plate is also proofed with a lock viewer's mark

Comes complete with a crisp MARTINI HENRY Stout leather

At the start of the War in the Pacific (1941–1945)

however a good amount of the original nickel plate is intact over the steel base and is nicely patinated

possibly from insect damage or exposure to the elements

Original WWI Era U.S. Renault FT-17 Tank Statue with Relic Barbed Wire Spanish Flags The lock plate is alsoOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Incredible Piece of Great War Era sculpture of an advancing FT 17 Tank. The sculpture consists of a cast Renault FT 17 which has been set in a base made of a matching cast material. The entire piece has been painted a dark brown color to give the entire piece a faux bronze appearance. Secured around the base of the statue are two sections of two varieties of barbed wire. This gives the feel that the Tank is advancing over