Lot # 1715: 1939 R173 Gum Inc. The World In Arms Complete Set (48)

Non-Sport aficionados go all in, for this 1939 R173 Gum Inc. The World In Arms complete set (48). When this set was issued in 1939, Italy had conquered Ethiopia, Japan had invaded China, the Spanish Civil War was coming to a conclusion, and Hitler had the German war machine running on all cylinders, as he prepared to invade Poland. This World In Arms series is a fantastic chronicle of the military preparedness of the main belligerents of WWII, including the USA, Great Britain, France, the USSR, Germany, Italy, Japan, and others. Formatted in six sub-series, this set is fronted with gripping illustrations of aircraft, naval vessels, artillery, and more, while detailed insights are revealed on the card backs. Condition of this is generally crisp set is pleasing, ranging (75% EX to NM, 25% GD to VG-EX). The subseries breakdown is: Airplanes (16); Ships (12); Miscellaneous (8); Iron Cavalry (4); Field Artillery (4); and Fortifications (4).