Chinese Tax Police Corps Soldiers Collection Republican Era – Custom Printed Brick Block Figure

This two-figure custom printed brick block collection brings together an unnamed Chinese Tax Police Corps officer and infantryman. Olive uniforms and sun-marked helmets connect the pair; the officer’s decorated chest and brown holster artwork contrast with the infantryman’s crossed bandoliers and printed backpack. The collection contains one of each figure with its pictured olive helmet.

Historical / Thematic Background

The Chinese Tax Police Corps was an armed body attached to the Republic of China’s Ministry of Finance during the 1930s. Protecting salt revenue and suppressing smuggling were central to its origins. The unit’s history connects government finance with the practical use of trained personnel to secure important economic resources.

The two members show complementary roles in that setting. The officer’s decorated tunic, diagonal strap and holster-shaped print emphasize command, while the infantryman’s crossed ammunition belts and backpack-shaped artwork suggest field service. Shared olive clothing and sun-marked helmets create a coherent pair without obscuring their different faces, equipment printing and footwear.

The corps fought in the Shanghai campaigns of 1932 and 1937. Subsequent rebuilding under Sun Li-jen led part of the force into the New 38th Division and the China Expeditionary Force in 1942. This transition illustrates how troops raised for fiscal-security duties became involved in the broader military response to Japan’s invasion.

As a collection, the pair can introduce a salt-security theme, a Republican-era troop display or a wartime command-and-infantry scene. The significance lies in the corps’ unusual institutional path rather than a named individual’s biography. Displaying the two designs together helps connect leadership and practical soldiering with the revenue-protection organization from which both roles draw their historical context.

1. Chinese Tax Police Corps Officer Republican Era

Character Identification

This custom printed brick block figure depicts an unnamed officer of the Chinese Tax Police Corps in a Republican-era theme. Its olive uniform, broad-brimmed helmet, decorated chest printing and brown belt-and-holster artwork distinguish the command-role design from the equipment-laden infantryman.

Detailed Character Description

• Headgear & Face: An olive dome-shaped helmet has a broad brim, weathered-looking gold-brown edges and a blue-and-white sun emblem. The face has shaped brows, dark eyes, a narrow mouth and fine cheek markings.
• Torso & Uniform: The olive jacket displays red-and-yellow collar details, outlined pockets and buttons, two small round chest motifs and a rectangular ribbon-like print. A blue rectangular upper-arm patch has pale border and central oval details.
• Printed Belt & Holster: A diagonal brown strap meets a brown waist belt with a contrasting yellow-edged buckle. A brown holster-shaped print hangs at the front; these are printed equipment details.
• Rear Printing: The rear shows the brown diagonal strap and belt continuing across an otherwise simple olive back with dark seam and fold lines.
• Legs & Footwear: Matching olive trousers have dark crease outlines. Layered green puttee-like lines cover the lower legs above brown shoes with worn-looking golden highlights.
• Pictured Headgear: The full figure includes its pictured olive helmet. Empty hands and all supplied views show no loose weapon or additional handheld equipment.

Historical / Thematic Background

The officer supplies the collection’s command theme. Its chest decorations and brown belt-and-holster artwork distinguish leadership from the equipment-laden infantry design while keeping the shared Finance Ministry corps setting.

2. Chinese Tax Police Corps Infantryman Republican Era

Character Identification

This custom printed brick block figure portrays an unnamed Chinese Tax Police Corps infantryman. Olive clothing, a sun-marked broad-brimmed helmet, crossed tan ammunition belts and a printed backpack create the field-equipment design in this Republican-era pair.

Detailed Character Description

• Headgear & Face: The olive helmet has a rounded dome, broad brim, gold-brown weathered-looking edge accents and a blue-and-white sun emblem. Dark brows and eyes sit above a downturned mouth and small cheek markings.
• Torso & Uniform: The olive tunic carries red collar designs, dark buttons and outlined pockets. A blue rectangular upper-arm patch has a pale border and central oval design.
• Printed Field Equipment: Crossed tan bandoliers and a row of tan belt pouches cover the front. Brown vertical straps continue around the sides; a long dark bayonet-like shape with brown fittings is printed on one side of the legs.
• Rear Printing: A rectangular tan backpack-shaped print fills the back within dark green-brown outlines. Belt pouches and a small rounded equipment shape continue along the lower back; all are printed surface details.
• Legs & Footwear: Olive trouser folds and layered green puttee-like lines lead into black shoes with pale seam and toe outlines. The black footwear contrasts with the officer’s brown shoes.
• Pictured Headgear: The full figure includes its pictured olive helmet. The images show empty hands; the printed ammunition and backpack designs do not add loose equipment pieces.

Historical / Thematic Background

The infantryman supplies the field-service theme. Its crossed bandoliers, rear backpack printing and black footwear create a practical-soldier contrast to the officer, within the same salt-security and wartime institutional history.