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<p>[QUOTE="Ihaveolditems, post: 261007, member: 5203"]Ok firstly thanks for responses! I just woke up so I will have to measure it with a tape. The item is tall like 30 inches maybe? I have read about some statues of Kaiser that are similar height. Yea there is noticeable peeling/deterioration around the feet, and I haven't looked to see what's underneath. I suspect i Could be Lead, as The thing is HEAVY... probably one of ththe reasons it's starting to go. I will update after breakfast... also my grandpa was well... an army man who fought in North Korea(Chinese fought USA) and began his notable rise in military ranks by kickin aff and taking names. He's been shot in the butt(humorous) and had a Chinese hand grenade explode literally right next to his head(he was laying down lik in a trench or behind something I think) and claims if it were an American Grenada he would have been killed instantly. He lost some hearing from that grenade and has shrapnel inside his ear still. Got a Purple Heart for it. As well as the butt shot...he claims he woke up in the hospital bare ass naked one day with full camouflage paint on his face and no one was in sight so he got up, walked out of the medical tent, and turns a corner and this nurse sees him, stark nude, clearly injured from shrapnel and camouflage painted. It was a funny story when he told me it!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ihaveolditems, post: 261007, member: 5203"]Ok firstly thanks for responses! I just woke up so I will have to measure it with a tape. The item is tall like 30 inches maybe? I have read about some statues of Kaiser that are similar height. Yea there is noticeable peeling/deterioration around the feet, and I haven't looked to see what's underneath. I suspect i Could be Lead, as The thing is HEAVY... probably one of ththe reasons it's starting to go. I will update after breakfast... also my grandpa was well... an army man who fought in North Korea(Chinese fought USA) and began his notable rise in military ranks by kickin aff and taking names. He's been shot in the butt(humorous) and had a Chinese hand grenade explode literally right next to his head(he was laying down lik in a trench or behind something I think) and claims if it were an American Grenada he would have been killed instantly. He lost some hearing from that grenade and has shrapnel inside his ear still. Got a Purple Heart for it. As well as the butt shot...he claims he woke up in the hospital bare ass naked one day with full camouflage paint on his face and no one was in sight so he got up, walked out of the medical tent, and turns a corner and this nurse sees him, stark nude, clearly injured from shrapnel and camouflage painted. It was a funny story when he told me it!:)[/QUOTE]
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