SAE Toy Soldier

S.A.E. stands for Swedish African Engineers. The S.A.E. company was founded by Engineers from Sweden who moved their base of business to South Africa, so that explains the name. Some of SAE's 30mm toy soldiers were made by Holger Eriksson, a well known and highly sought after sculptor of toy soldiers, but he did not sculpt all of SAE's line. Established in the 1950s, the company went out of business after the death of one of their founders.

SAE produced a couple of nice sets for wargaming: set 6002 Union Army – Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and set 6003 Confederate Army – Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery. But they also produced sets aimed at the railroad collector's market as well.