Beton World War II

Sales list. Please note that this page works differently from most of the other sales pages!
All of the photographs show the actual items for sale, and in most cases, they are the only figures in that pose that Ponylope has available. Sorry to say, but there is no stockroom full of these old soldiers! If you would like to see another view of any figure, Ponylope can e-mail photos on request — just ask! Numbers are taken from Richard O'Brien's Collecting American Made Toy Soldiers, 3rd ed., 1997. No breaks, splits, cracks, chips, repairs, significant paint wear, or deterioration of the plastic [unless noted].

Individual Figures

BT 60 Bugler             BT 123 Machine Gunner Holding Gun at Waist

Although both figures are wearing World War II helmets and bloused pants, they are on separate, rectangular bases, which indicates that they are transition figures, manufactured after Beton switched from World War I uniforms and gear (around 1946), but before the switch to cast-on bases in 1949.

BT 60T   $10           Has some green residue on base edges underneath. Base is marbled.

BT 123T  $5           Back has a few spots of overpainted brown, and left leg has a hairline crack
all the way around at the top of the thigh. The crack is not separating

BT 60 Bugler             BT 108 With Walkie-Talkie       BT 113 Saluting

A nice trio, very close in base plastic color. According to O’Brien, BT 60 and BT 113 are from 1949 on;
BT 108 was made beginning in 1951.

BT 60  $5             Mouthpiece of the bugle has a closed crack.

BT 108   SOLD          

BT 113   $5          Plastic has a little less gloss than the other figures in the photo.

BT 75 Combat Infantryman         BT 144 Rifleman, Shooting Position

These dynamic poses with rifles are less common. BT 75 was made beginning in 1952; BT 144 is from 1949 on.

BT 75  SOLD        

BT 144   SOLD        

BT 85 Drummer

Here are two drummers in less common colors. BT 85 was made beginning in 1949.

White BT 85  $5           Back has a depression, as if the mold failed to fill completely.

Green BT 85  $4        
Color is flat green, no gloss. Figure has a few surface cracks on chest and neck. Paint rubs on nose and chin.

BT 85 Drummer

Two more Beton drummers, in excellent condition.

Khaki BT 85  SOLD

Red BT 85  $6

BT 106 Infantry Flagman

The flagman is a stirring pose! This example is in olive,
with some subtle shades of white in the plastic,
especially around the left shoulder. The flag has
a strip of paint loss in front, and a little on the
edge in the back.

Olive BT 106   SOLD

BT 106 Infantry Flagman

A near-mint, glossy flagman, with a nice
Stars-and-Stripes. Flagmen hail from 1951.

Khaki BT 106   $12

BT 109 Infantry Flamethrower

Quite often, these figures are found with missing nozzles. Here are two in mint condition; from 1951 on.

Olive BT 109   SOLD        

Khaki BT 109   SOLD

BT 110 Charging, Facing Forward      BT 111 Charging, Facing Sideways

Both of these rifleman poses were made from 1949 onward.

BT 110   SOLD

BT 111   SOLD        

BT 112 Infantryman Holding Bazooka

These infantry figures are crisp and minty, with glossy black bazookas. From 1951 on.

Khaki BT 112   $8           

Tan BT 112   $8

BT 113 Infantryman, Saluting

White is not a common color for Beton, especially in
the military line; the poses tend to look like medics.

BT 113   $8          White base color, with pink overpaint on face and hands. Excellent; the white “mustache” on
the face is a reflection, not paint loss.

BT 114 In Gas Mask   BT 107 Parachute Jumper    BT 99 Grenade Thrower

The figure in gas mask with automatic weapon and the infantry parachute jumper are harder to find poses,
though they were made beginning in 1951. The grenade thrower is from 1949.

BT 114   SOLD        

BT 107   SOLD        

BT 99  SOLD        

BT 118 Machine Gunner Kneeling     BT 115 Infantryman with Field Glasses

These kneeling poses both originated in 1949.

Tan BT 118   $4          Subtle marbling, especially visible on back. Paint wear on helmet.

BT 115   SOLD

Khaki BT 118   $5
 

BT 116 In Gas Mask, Carrying Rifle           BT 115 With Field Glasses

Here are two more figures wearing World War II helmets and bloused pants, but attached to separate,
rectangular bases, which indicates that they are transition figures, manufactured after Beton switched
from World War I uniforms and gear, but before the switch to cast-on bases.

Olive BT 116T  SOLD

BT 115T  $8         Again, the uniform color is dark olive, not brown as in the photo. A nice, crisp example.
 

BT 116 Infantryman in Gas Mask, Carrying Rifle

Beton figures sometimes seem to exhibit endless variation in color! These are in mint condition; from 1949.

Black/Khaki BT 116   SOLD

Khaki BT 116   $8           

Red Brown BT 116   $8
 

BT 123 Machine Gunner, Holding Gun at Waist

Another 1949 design.

Red Brown BT 123   $6           

Khaki BT 123   SOLD        

BT 124 Machine Gunner in Prone Shooting Position

In this pose, originating in 1949, the Beton logo is spread across the forearms, underneath, with
U.S.A. beneath the barrel of the machine gun! There is also an abbreviated logo, B over T plus a
copyright symbol, at the back of the neck.

Khaki BT 124 No. 1 $4         Some silver paint is worn from the top of the helmet.

Blue BT 124  $4         Machine gun is only partially painted black. Pink from the face has spread to
front of helmet and neck. NO LOGOS.
 

BT 124 Machine Gunner in Prone Shooting Position

Three additional prone machine gunners. The examples with no logos may be made by Plastic Toys, Inc.,
which copied a number of Beton soldier poses; see the Pirated Betons page on this site for details.

Light Olive BT 124 $5          

Dark Olive BT 124  $6         Not brown as photo shows. NO LOGOS.

Khaki BT 124 No. 2   SOLD

BT 126 Munitions Carrier

Here are more transitional figures. Note the World War II helmets and pants, and the earlier rectangular bases.

BT 126   $8            Gray-green uniform. Pink base.

Olive BT 126   $8          Pale green base.

BT 126   $8          Gray-green uniform. Green base.
 

BT 126 Munitions Carrier

The munitions carrier is a pose from the wave of 1949.

Khaki BT 126   $6           

Dark Olive BT 126 No. 1  $6

Blue BT 126  $4         Some wear to pink paint of face.

Dark Olive BT 126 No. 2  $5         Paler face paint.
 

BT 141 Rifleman, Marching

Three mint marching riflemen; 1949 on.

Tan BT 141   $6           

Khaki BT 141   $6

Very Dark Olive BT 141   SOLD

BT 151 Signaller

A difficult pose to find with both signal flags intact,
BT 151 was made from 1949 on.

Khaki/silver BT 151  SOLD        

Vinyl Figures

Bergen Toy & Novelty Company

Dark grayish green, “unbreakable polyethylene.” Nine figures in all, shown together in the first photo.
The next two shots are closer views.

Each   $2           

Copies by Ajax Plastic Corporation

Ajax copies, actually packaged and sold under the William Shaland name (a parent company), can be
identified by the absence of the embossed Bergen Toy & Novelty Co. Inc. U.S.A from the circle in the
middle of the base. The intertwined B and T logo and the copyright symbol are still on the base, each
in a separate indented circle. The green-colored plastic is nearly, but not exactly, the same.

Five different poses, in yellowish olive green. A little played-with but intact.
Each   $10

Sets

No. 155 “8 Assorted Soldiers”

Header card has bright color, some spotting and sticker residue on the back.
Out-of-register printing. Cellophane is a little worn, with a few small holes.
The blue color in the photo is a reflection; it is not on the bag.

Poses included are: BT 99 (Grenade Thrower), BT 106 (Infantry Flagman), BT 107 (Parachute Jumper),
BT 108 (Infantryman with Walkie-Talkie), BT 112 (Infantryman Holding Bazooka), BT 116 (Infantryman in Gas Mask, Carrying Rifle), BT 123 (Machine Gunner, Holding Gun at Waist), and BT 141 (Rifleman, Marching Position).

Bag of 8 Assorted Soldiers   $22          

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