This Norman throwing a grappling hook was made from figure #8838. The torso was heated and twisted up. The arms were repositioned by cutting and regluing and then filled. The head was cut from figure # 8837,glued and filled. The rope was made with string dipped in white glue. The hook was made from plastic styrene.
For Reference: Numbers and dates provided are from Hausser/Elastolin and taken from the book:
Elastolin Kunststoff-Figuren By Andreas Pietruschka and Fritz Miller. Published 1993.
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