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Lifted straight from page 116 of Wagner's classic TYW book, this officer is a classic study. He is richly dressed, in old fashioned jacket and possibly has served on the continent himself. He will be ideal for all early armies, as Royalist, Parliament or Covenanter and will serve as a captain or leiutenant of foot. He has a partizan and sword, and a pistol hung down from his belt. A lovely study.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnsign. This fellow is taken from the wonderful Haythornthwaite ECW book, and is a classic Ensign, with sword drawn and dressed in a cassock. Again he could be used in all armies, Rebel, Royalist, Scots or Montrose.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDrummer.  Every Company fielded at least one drummer and our fellow is neatly attired in a posh jacket with ribbon and braid attached. He wears a jaunty Montero with feathers too, something that the Colonel has thought it worth dipping into his own pockets for, which was common at the time. Being a warlord Drummer, although he is not carrying a sword, he is still packing a pistol for close defence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSergeant. We asked for this sergeant to be a hard-bitten professional who has seen a thing or two in his time. He wears a Burgonet and sleeveless buff coat and is doing what sergeants do best, shouting! He could be slotted into any Civil war army.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePack contains 4 metal figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSupplied unassembled and unpainted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44660491321413,"sku":"WGP-COM-01","price":12.27,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/5218\/0037\/files\/WGP-COM-01_P_S_Command_00.jpg?v=1772116712"},{"product_id":"pike-shotte-swedish-leather-gun","title":"Pike \u0026 Shotte - Swedish Leather Gun","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 varnished leather that acted as a protective surface layer of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwiss and Austrian engineers were believed to have been the first to develop the Leather Gun. King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, used them during the Polish–Swedish War  of 1626–1629. Leather guns also saw plenty of action during the English Civil Wars in the mid-17th century, especially in Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGustavus Adolphus' tactics were based around the effective use of firepower, and whilst heavy cannon were effective during the early stages of a battle, they could not be moved from their initial deployment position. 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We forget today that 350 years ago in Britain few had seen the savage effects of gunpowder weapons let alone heard such a terrific noise as a Saker giving fire!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrewed by a couple of specialists and a team of labourers who had to swab the gun and haul it back into position after each shot, artillery were much valued by generals of both sides. Their material effect on the enemy was often negligible, but the morale effect profound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Warlord gun team can be painted to represent any gunners in the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCentury. Don’t forget that cannon seem sometimes also to have been painted in surprisingly bright colours, though we recommend Black for the barrel and ironwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eContains 1 metal cannon and 4 metal crew.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSupplied unassembled and unpainted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44660491452485,"sku":"WGP-SAK-1","price":30.82,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/5218\/0037\/files\/WGP-SAK-1_Saker_Cannon_00.jpg?v=1772116714"},{"product_id":"pike-shotte-count-tilly-imperial-commander","title":"Pike \u0026 Shotte - Count Tilly, Imperial Commander","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJohann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, commanded the Imperial forces during the Thirty Years War.  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Despite his many successes he fell out of Imperial favour and was accused of treachery and sadly brutally murdered in his bed by an Englishman, Walter Devreaux; a poor end to an interesting life.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe have him astride his horse in full cuirassier armour, the classic dress of a general of the period. 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This could be a battle winner, unless the jubilant horsemen galloped over the hills and far away in pursuit of plunder!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese models can built to represent Royalist or Parliamentarian cavalry in the English Civil Wars or to be fielded as one of the many and varied regiments during the Thirty Years War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSupplied unassembled and unpainted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44660494499909,"sku":"WGP-21","price":34.09,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/5218\/0037\/files\/WGP-21-Cavalry-Regiment-00_212dbf82-cd1f-4be2-bdcd-8cfca52a336b.jpg?v=1772116798"},{"product_id":"pike-shotte-battalia-starter-army","title":"Pike \u0026 Shotte - Battalia Starter Army","description":"\u003cp\u003ePike \u0026amp; Shotte is a game of tabletop battles with model soldiers set in the 17th century. 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They were recruited from Christian vassal states of the Ottoman Empire in Europe by the ‘devsirme’ system of taking young boys aged 6-14 years and converting them to Islam. These children were indoctrinated and raised in an environment of harsh discipline and training, ideal for the creation of a fighting force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Corps was divided into ‘Ortas’, the equivalent of a battalion, and at the height of the Janissaries’ powers in the late 1500’s there were 196 ortas. These were divided between frontier troops (Cemaat), Sultan’s Household and Bodyguard formations (Beyliks), provincial reserves (Sekbans) and cadet troops (Ajemi). Each Orta was led by a Cobaci or ‘Soup Maker’, a title that indicated humility before the Sultan, and an Asci Usta (Master Cook). 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Although skilled horsemen throughout their history, the Ottomans had never fully embraced heavy cavalry in the fashion of western Europe, instead favouring light cavalry skirmishers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite this, most Ottoman armies featured fast-moving sipahi cavalry who fought with lances, and swords, and were equipped with shields and mail armour. The sipahis would attempt to break enemy formations and attack isolated units, retreating back to the Ottoman infantry before the enemy could regroup. They were joined by the sultan’s elite ‘Six Divisions of Cavalry’, the Kapikulu Sipahis, which formed the sultan’s bodyguard and were equipped with the finest equipment in the Ottoman army.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenerally, the sipahis formed a large and important part of most Ottoman armies throughout the Pike \u0026amp; Shotte era, although the rise of gunpowder weapons reduced their effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 multi-part metal Ottoman Sipahi cavalry (includes a command group of officer, standard bearer, and musician).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrass spears.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlastic bases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiniature sculpted by Ronnie Shilton. 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