King & Country WS340 Waffen-SS Present Arms: The Rifle Moves to the Center of the Composition

A drill position with a clear visual identity

This is different from carrying the rifle while marching or resting it beside the body at attention. The hands and weapon position give the miniature a formal, self-contained symmetry.

The man’s boots, belt and helmet sit behind that line, while the bayonet rises above his head. A frontal photograph is especially informative because it shows the deliberate alignment.

Compare the rifle trio

WS336 marches with his rifle at the shoulder. WS337 stands with it at his side. WS340 presents it in front. The three make a useful miniature study of how drill posture changes the same broad subject.

The release contains one man on a plain rectangular base. A group facing an inspecting officer would combine several separately cataloged figures.

WS340 belongs in the catalog as this specific formal pose within the historically identified Waffen-SS range. Keep both hands, the full rifle and the bayonet visible when recording an example; those details establish the release more reliably than an unspecific box description.

Release record and collecting notes

Sager’s archived WS340 product record lists a release date of July 2017 and a retirement date of October 2020. These are catalog dates, rather than a statement about today’s secondhand availability. Compare the seller’s actual photographs with the reference image here, including any projecting equipment and the base; a familiar box title alone is not a condition report.