Landsknechts with Zweihanders Miniatures Box Set

Europe in the late 15th and early 16th centuries was a place of almost constant warfare. With no organised national armies battlefields were the domain of the mercenary companies of the day – chief amongst these were the colourfully dressed Landsknechts. Landsknechts were instigated by the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian I, as a reaction to the Swiss mercenary pikemen that had dominated battlefields for decades before the Italian Wars (1494-1559).Scale: 28mm. Figures come in plastic and metal.ContentsPlastic and metal components to make 24x Landsknechts with two-handed swords and halberdsPlastic basesMiniatures are supplied unpainted and assembly may be required.