{"product_id":"roskopf-102-m-48-patton-ii-tank-united-states-1-100-scale","title":"Roskopf  102 - M-48 Patton II Tank - United States - 1:100 Scale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"first-half\"\u003eMade In West Germany.\u003cbr\u003eOriginal Box.\u003cbr\u003eMint in box.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eRoskopf Miniaturmodelle was founded in 1955 in Berlin, Germany by Mr. Marcel Roskopf. \u003cbr\u003e Due to the growth of the company, they moved from Berlin to Traunreut in 1958 and finally moved to their own premises in Traunstein in 1974. \u003cbr\u003e After an accident in 1976, Mr. Roskopf could no longer manage the company by himself and many of his duties were taken over by his wife. \u003cbr\u003e A new range of models, a series of contemporary French and German trucks in 1\/87, was started in 1982 and was soon followed by a series of models that were modelled after German prototypes from the 1920s and 30s. \u003cbr\u003e In 1990 the company went up for sale and, although they were not the highest bidder, was sold to Sieper Werke (Siku) which also already owned Wiking. \u003cbr\u003e Mr. Roskopf, who died on June 21st 2002, probably assumed that his legacy would be kept in the same way as the legacy of Wiking founder Mr. Pelzer, but soon after the take-over the complete range of military models went out of production and the other models started to disappear from the Wiking catalogue. \u003cbr\u003e In October 2002, the Roskopf model of the 1928 Hanomag WD tractor suddenly reappeared in the Wiking catalogue, now badged as a Wiking model.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roskopf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32126021599343,"sku":"","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/4793\/products\/Roskopf102-M-48PattonTankTank_006.jpg?v=1602291531","url":"https:\/\/www.policeandfiresurplus.com\/products\/roskopf-102-m-48-patton-ii-tank-united-states-1-100-scale","provider":"Police And Fire Surplus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}