M\u00e4rklin made many models of military guns. The offered example is a coastal defense gun which was issued in the 20th century in various styles differing slightly in form, size, paint, etc. This particular example appears very similar (if not identical) to the K\u00fcstengesch\u00fctz advertised as Model 8049\/2 and 8049\/4. A 1931 M\u00e4rklin catalog entry reproduced on the website of the Brighton Toy and Model Museum describes these models in German; we have also provided an English translation below (see References for link to their image):<\/p>\n
[Coastal Defense Gun<\/em><\/p>\n Coastal gun double loader, with unscrewable barrel for double loading, solid tube, burnished, rotatable by hand wheel on base, height direction adjustable by hand wheel, cocking lever, walkway, stairs, rotating crane with hand winch <\/em><\/p>\n 8049\/2: base diameter 15 cm, length 20 cm, with 10 Grenades 8161\/6<\/em><\/p>\n 8049\/4: base diameter 23 cm, length 26 cm<\/em><\/strong>, with 10 grenades 8161\/6, two-part cartridge<\/em><\/p>\n Each with 1 box of firing blades, wiper stick and cap cleaner.<\/em>]<\/em><\/p>\n K\u00fcstengesch\u00fctz <\/em><\/p>\n Doppellader, mit abschraubbarem Lauf f\u00fcr doppelte Ladung, Rohr massiv, br\u00fcniert, durch Handrad auf Sockel drehbar, H\u00f6henrichtung durch Handrad verstellbar, Spannhebel, Laufgang, Treppen, drehbarer Kran mit Handwinde<\/em><\/p>\n 8049\/2: Sockeldurchmesser 15 cm, L\u00e4nge 20 cm, mit 10 Granaten 8161\/6 8049\/4: Sockeldurchmesser 23 cm, L\u00e4nge 26 cm, mit 10 Granaten 8161\/6, zweiteilige Patrone<\/em><\/p>\n Je mit 1 Schachtel Z\u00fcndbl\u00e4ttchen, Wischstock und Verschl\u00dfreiniger.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Brighton Toy and Model Museum notes that M\u00e4rklin produced a wide range of gun models capable of firing small rubber projectiles. According to the museum: “The flagship model in the range was the monster Coastal Defenses Gun 8049\/4, 26 cm long, which included a rotating platform with handrails on wheels operated by a handle, two sets of steps, a rear-mounted crane presumably for lifting ammunition, and an overall engineered ‘look’ that seemed more appropriate to an observatory’s astronomical telescope.” The museum also notes that in general M\u00e4rklin’s toys guns were more than static models, instead having “multiple levels of play value,” in that the elevation and direction of the guns could be adjusted and that they could fire little rubber shells.<\/p>\n The Marklin toy manufacturing company was founded by Theodor Friedrich Wilhelm M\u00e4rklin (1817-1866), a master tinsmith, who began production in 1859 in G\u00f6ppingen in the South German state, Kingdom of W\u00fcrttemberg. By the turn of the century, his sons were producing popular clockwork locomotive toys under the Marklin company name. The company continued to produce fine toys during the early 20th century until World War II, with some postwar production continuing up to about 1999.<\/p>\n Condition: Generally very good, in working order, with the usual overall wear and abrasions to paint. Quite likely originally issued with a crane in the back, wire handrails for the ladders, and rubber projectiles, now lacking, as is often the case.<\/p>\n References:<\/p>\n Eiermann, Georg. “A Short History of M\u00e4rklin Metall.” Bits and Pieces.\u00a0<\/em>http:\/\/www.dalefield.com\/nzfmm\/odds&ends\/marklin1.html (8 December 2016).<\/p>\n “K\u00fcstengesch\u00fctz \u2013 Coastal Defences Gun, M\u00e4rklin 8049 (MarklinCat 1931).” Brighton Toy and Model Museum.<\/em> 10 August 2017. https:\/\/www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk\/index\/File:K%C3%BCstengesch%C3%BCtz_-_Coastal_Defences_Gun,_M%C3%A4rklin_8049_(MarklinCat_1931).jpg (4 September 2019).<\/p>\n “M\u00e4rklin guns and artillery.” Brighton Toy and Model Museum.<\/em> 10 August 2017. https:\/\/www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk\/index\/Category:M%C3%A4rklin_guns_and_artillery (3 September 2019).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coastal Defense Gun (K\u00fcstengesch\u00fctz) <\/strong> A M\u00e4rklin toy model coastal defense anti-aircraft gun. Of typical form, the gun set on a platform with handrail fencing, accessible by two sets of ladder-like steps. The gun raises and lowers by turning the handle of a geared brass mechanism. 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\nModel 8049\/4 <\/strong>
\nM\u00e4rklin Metallbaukasten, Germany: c. 1931
\nPainted metal, brass, geared mechanism
\n8.75 inches high, 9 inc diameter platter
\n$2,400<\/p>\n