The Tradition of London Zulu War range brings the most iconic British colonial campaign of the late Victorian era to the collector's shelf — 54mm scale, gloss-painted by hand in London, in the style that has defined classic toy soldiers since the era of the war itself.

This collection features the armies that clashed across Zululand in 1879. British infantry of the 24th Regiment of Foot — the regiment that fought at Isandlwana and held the mission station at Rorke's Drift, where eleven Victoria Crosses were earned in a single night. Royal Artillery, Natal Native Contingent, and the 17th Lancers who broke the final Zulu charge at Ulundi. Opposite them, the Zulu impis of King Cetshwayo's army: warriors with iklwa stabbing spears, distinctive cowhide shields marked by regiment, and the headdresses and ornaments that identified each ibutho on the battlefield.

The Zulu War remains one of the most visually distinctive subjects in toy soldier collecting — scarlet tunics and white pith helmets against the painted shields and warrior dress of the Zulu impis. Made famous to a wider audience by the films Zulu and Zulu Dawn, the campaign endures as a touchstone for collectors of the British colonial era.

At 54mm, these figures represent the traditional collector scale — slightly smaller than the 1/30 (60mm) figures of modern matte makers, and visually unmistakable because of the gloss finish. They display beautifully as a Rorke's Drift or Isandlwana diorama, or as a centerpiece collection of the late Victorian British army at war.

Popular with Zulu War enthusiasts, Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana collectors, British colonial military historians, and fans of the films Zulu and Zulu Dawn.

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