France: WW1 Trench art model of the famous
French Nieuport Ni-17 Fighter Biplane Aircraft.
The Nieuport Ni-17 entered service with Escadrille
N.57 in 1916.
Almost all of the top French aces used the nimble
Nieuport during their career including Georges
Guynemer, Charles Nungesser, Maurice Boyau,
Armand Pinsard, René Dorme, Gabriel Guerin and
Alfred Duellin.
The type was also used by American volunteers
of the Escadrille Lafayette.
The fuselage of the airplane is made of a rifle
cartridge and the winds are made of artillery shell
parts.
Note the details of the engine and of the landing
system (the wheels are made of cartridges too).
The rotor is rotateable.
Dimensions: 9 cm x 13.5 cm, height 4 cm
(aprx: 3,54 x 5,31 x 1.58 Inches)
WW1 1914 - 1918
Item 100% original
Condition as on the photos
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