Assault guard

Single figure. Resin. Shirtsleeves and braces, Assault Guard cap, belt pouches, canteen, rifle with fixed bayonet. Guardia de Asalto · Barcelona street fighting, 19 July 1936. Unpainted, ready to prime.

This figure represents a Guardia de Asalto — a member of the Republic's blue-uniformed Security and Assault Corps — fighting in the Barcelona street battles of 19 July 1936, the day the military uprising was defeated in the city. Stripped down to shirtsleeves for the summer heat and close-quarters fighting, with cap, belt pouches and canteen from the standard kit still worn, rifle levelled with bayonet fixed.

This figure represents the Assault Guards who fought in the Barcelona street battles of 19 July 1936, a moment of the war's opening days documented in the photography of Agustí Centelles. It is a composite type rather than a portrait of a named individual.