Please help me to identify old chess pieces

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joenightshade

small set in the box

ungewichtet

3rd act: le denouement.. very nice! And may be there are even guys who know when this sort of cardboard box appeared. Did you happen to find this set together with one of the other two?

My set came in a poor torn sachet. All designs match yours, just the queen I cannot see on your photo. The knights share the characteristic track cut into the lower part, into which the upper part is slid. Your knights sport a smile, where there's a smaller slit in mine. Finally, knights ears are not parted in my set but in yours they are.

Quite an unusual feature of this design is that the knights are smaller than the pawns.

joenightshade

Yes it's a beautiful little set. Mine came from another seller,so not from the same place. Very glad you have yours ! I have a feeling that one of the bigger sets is going to come your way..eyes peeled lol

broomstuck

Just won these cuties on the bay. Better pics when I get my hands on them!

Tiny vintage chessmen

joenightshade

They look to be in very nice condition. Looking forward to the pics!

ungewichtet

Wow! Very nice to see they are around, and congrats on your find! Do they ship from the UK?

broomstuck

@ungewichtet Thanks! And yes - they are shipping from a UK seller.

Powderdigit

Excellent. 👍

Pamvo7

Another small WW2 set, on a bid here, missing a White pawn:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296460259936

broomstuck

A larger one, spotted by @Pamvo7, ending in a few hours:

Vintage Wooden Chess Set | eBay