Hi to everyone,
have recently let loose some resin and its good to be able to share my views with you .
The release was announced here on PF :http://www.planetfigure.com/threads...elease-from-mj-miniatures.75365/watch-confirm
What did the team release ...this of course
These troops are famous all around the world most renowned not only for the wings they wore but also the lance they carried with the banner flying about during a charge the equivalent of a tank in today's army , covered in ornate armour and animal skins , the impact on the morale of the enemy can only be imagined as they faced the thundering mass of horse and armour .
The Hungarian lance is the prototype of the Polish hussar’s lance. The lance was over 3 meters in length, light and slender. The lance was most often carved from fir-wood, as was the big wooden ball that served as the handle guard. The hussar's lance was from 4.5 to 5.5. M in length. It enabled the hussar to overreach western infantry pikes ( which were always under 5 meters). This extraordinary length was achieved by boring out the core of the lance from the point to the ball.
The lance point is steel - most often with a silk banner just below. The point was supported with additional metal reinforcing straps running down the shaft, which also helped protect the wood below the point from a sabre cut.
.Pennants for the lances were usually uniform for the whole troop e.g. white -red, blue -green, black -white etc. They might have one point or two.
Length of the pennants totaled ( 2.5-3.5m), so that they reached the ears of the horses. Besides being beautiful decoration, these has several functions. They served as a distinctive sign (setting each banner apart ). They could also panic their opponents' horses, if they were not used to the dramatic sight and sounds. For long marches, the lances were transported in wagons, but during parades or in combat formation, the base of the lance was place in the ‘tuleja’ a metal cup attached by leather straps to the saddle. This way, the hussar was freed from the weight of the lance, which was born by the horse
When holding the lance during an attack in a horizontal position under the armpit, the hussar most often first extracted the lance from the tuleja.
But some sources indicate that even in this position it could be kept in the tuleja. This would give a range of benefits especially, transmitting the momentum of the horse via the saddle into the lance, so the force of the blow would not be limited by the hussar’s strength.
The Lance was a basic weapon of the hussar. However, it was a one-use weapon that broke in the attack. For this reason, and because it was a very expensive weapon, it was the only weapon furnished by the military authorities. (Each lancer was supplied with three lances. Normally, only the 'companion' (file leader in the first rank) used the lance, and if the retainer in the second rank carried a lance it was for the companion, to replace a lance broken in a previous charge.)
The subject is one of much research and obviously very popular to recreate both as a model and for reenacting particularly in Poland ( there is the National museum which has some amazing artifacts )
Books are many some in the Polish language but well worth obtaining , here are a couple from my library
Here are some reenactors:
and some original armour and wings:
Continued in next post:
Nap
have recently let loose some resin and its good to be able to share my views with you .The release was announced here on PF :http://www.planetfigure.com/threads...elease-from-mj-miniatures.75365/watch-confirm
What did the team release ...this of course
These troops are famous all around the world most renowned not only for the wings they wore but also the lance they carried with the banner flying about during a charge the equivalent of a tank in today's army , covered in ornate armour and animal skins , the impact on the morale of the enemy can only be imagined as they faced the thundering mass of horse and armour .
The lance point is steel - most often with a silk banner just below. The point was supported with additional metal reinforcing straps running down the shaft, which also helped protect the wood below the point from a sabre cut.
.Pennants for the lances were usually uniform for the whole troop e.g. white -red, blue -green, black -white etc. They might have one point or two.
Length of the pennants totaled ( 2.5-3.5m), so that they reached the ears of the horses. Besides being beautiful decoration, these has several functions. They served as a distinctive sign (setting each banner apart ). They could also panic their opponents' horses, if they were not used to the dramatic sight and sounds. For long marches, the lances were transported in wagons, but during parades or in combat formation, the base of the lance was place in the ‘tuleja’ a metal cup attached by leather straps to the saddle. This way, the hussar was freed from the weight of the lance, which was born by the horse
When holding the lance during an attack in a horizontal position under the armpit, the hussar most often first extracted the lance from the tuleja.
But some sources indicate that even in this position it could be kept in the tuleja. This would give a range of benefits especially, transmitting the momentum of the horse via the saddle into the lance, so the force of the blow would not be limited by the hussar’s strength.
The Lance was a basic weapon of the hussar. However, it was a one-use weapon that broke in the attack. For this reason, and because it was a very expensive weapon, it was the only weapon furnished by the military authorities. (Each lancer was supplied with three lances. Normally, only the 'companion' (file leader in the first rank) used the lance, and if the retainer in the second rank carried a lance it was for the companion, to replace a lance broken in a previous charge.)
The subject is one of much research and obviously very popular to recreate both as a model and for reenacting particularly in Poland ( there is the National museum which has some amazing artifacts )
Books are many some in the Polish language but well worth obtaining , here are a couple from my library
Here are some reenactors:
and some original armour and wings:
Continued in next post:
Nap
