King & Country WS242 Out of Action: A Wounded Arm Changes the Soldier’s Task

A single figure can connect the medical releases

WS222 shows treatment of a standing casualty’s arm, while WS237 places a wounded man on the ground beside a medic. WS242 adds the movement toward help that can precede those more static interactions.

These are separate anonymous subjects, not a documented sequence involving one named soldier. A collector can use them to explore different medical moments without claiming that the same man appears in every set.

The body tells the story before the uniform does

The bent torso, supported forearm and walking step work together. If the arm is hidden behind scenery, the figure loses much of the meaning supplied by its title.

A little open space ahead can suggest a destination. A medical figure placed farther along the display makes that relationship clearer without crowding the casualty.

WS242 belongs in the collection because it shows a soldier whose immediate task has changed. He still carries military equipment, but the injury now governs the pose.

The catalog does not specify the wound’s exact severity or the man’s eventual return to duty. The reliable collecting details are the walking body, injured arm and the manufacturer’s stated movement toward medical assistance.

Release record and collecting notes

Sager’s archived WS242 product record lists a release date of October 2013 and a retirement date of May 2022. 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.