The army of Gustavus Adolphus was a truly awesome foe. Tough hard hitting cavalry, mobile artillery and a solid fearsome core of infantry, the Swedish army of the Thirty Years
The leather cannon, or leather gun, was designed from the desire to build a light and cost effective weapon that would help fill the gap between the portable musket an the more static heavy cannons in use at the time. The gun’s odd name comes from the
The Pikeman’s pot, the morion was prescribed for all pikemen at least until the end of the 17th century. Indeed when armour was dropping out of fashion, it was only the helmet that seemed to stay on the infantry. This
The Pikeman’s pot, the morion was prescribed for all pikemen at least until the end of the 17th century. Indeed when armour was dropping out of fashion, it was only the helmet that seemed to stay on the infantry. This
SWINE FEATHERS This pack contains 20 metal Swine Feathers
This pack contains four heads with bonnets allowing you to turn your British Infantry into Scottish Infantry These are compatible with all our metal Figure Head models so you can now have Scots Vickers Machine Guns or Scots Close Quarter Fighters
Pack contains 2 metal figures. Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
Used in Operation Ironclad (the amphibious invasion of Madagascar) in 1942, the Tetrarch would later go on to play a vital role in the Airborne operations during the invasion of Normandy, adding much-needed fire support an
Author: Mark Healy Illustrator: Angus McBride About this book For the greater part of the period from the end of the 10th century to the 7th century BC, the Ancient Near East was dominated by the dynamic military power of Assy
Andy Hobday