How to identify a King & Country set

1. Start with the actual figure or vehicle

A seller’s title is a useful lead, but identification starts with photographs of the example being offered. Ask for the front, back, base or underside, and any box label. Record the maker and the full model code exactly as printed, including letters, punctuation and suffixes. Keep a photograph of the evidence with your collection record.

If the box and figure disagree, leave the identification unresolved. A reused box, similar uniform or matching vehicle type cannot establish an exact release. Search the catalog by code first, then compare the subject and pose. When no code is visible, start with the likely series and narrow by the equipment, action and number of figures.

2. Match the complete code and the manufacturer

Prefixes help you browse a collection, but the rest of the code matters. Preserve suffixes when comparing records. Do not assume that a search engine treating two spellings alike has proved the products identical. Likewise, a model number used by one manufacturer is not evidence that another maker’s similarly numbered release is the same item.

Keep a short identification record: manufacturer, exact code, subject, pose, observed contents, source URL and unresolved questions. Once those fields agree, condition and price become meaningful comparisons. Until then, an apparently cheaper result may represent a different release or only one component.

3. Check equipment and action together

LW054 and LW026 illustrate why a broad display theme is insufficient. Their dealer references describe a gun with a seated gunner and a searchlight with a seated airman respectively. Both suit an airfield scene, but they are separate releases. A photograph of one operator alone does not establish which complete equipment set is being offered.

Ancient Greece figures require the same care. A swordsman, a charging spearman and a throwing spearman should be compared against their own reference poses. Ask for an unobstructed side view when the arm or weapon angle is the main distinction.

• LW054 · 20mm Flak Gun
• LW026 · Searchlight
• AG011 · Attacking Swordsman
• AG034 · Hoplite Charging w/ Spear
• AG036 · Hoplite Throwing Spear

4. Resolve conflicting source information

Reference sites can contain copying errors. The reviewed AG030 dealer page has a heading for a horizontal-spear hoplite while its body describes AG029 with a sword. That conflict should remain visible in the research record. Do not silently combine the two descriptions into an invented release.

When sources disagree, compare the code, heading, reference image and original label. Ask the seller for evidence of the offered example. Leave dates, unit assignments and dimensions unknown when the evidence does not establish them; a plausible historical detail is not a verified product specification.

• AG030 · Hoplite with Long Spear (Horizontal)
• AG029 · Hoplite Soldier with Sword
• AG028 · Hoplite Officer with Sword

5. Move from identification to a comparable offer

Use the exact set page to reach current listings after identification. Compare complete releases with complete releases, then account for condition, packaging and delivered cost. A retired status is catalog information, not a live stock check or a measure of rarity. The cheapest result is useful only after you establish that it is the item you intend to buy.

For an unidentified figure, save the photographs and unresolved details instead of forcing a match. A later release reference can resolve the question without contaminating your collection inventory or the price comparisons you use for future purchases.