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1/72 Carthaginian Heavy Cavalry






Hat's Carthaginian Command & Cavalry 9 Set 8056) provided the figures for these Carthaginian Heavies in armor. The mounted figures are sculpted in several styles of clothing including the Hellenistic linen cuirass made of linen or canvas glued together in thick layers to form a tough, flexible & comfortable piece of armor. It was often reinforced with scales made of the same metal. The horses are equipped with horse armor.
The Carthaginian army was composed primarily of mercenary troops but a few Libyan-Phoenician horsemen provided shock action to complement the fire of the javelin-wielding Numidian Light Horse. Each figure is based singly on a 40mm x 20mm stand for Warmaster.
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  1. AnonymousMay 2, 2009 at 11:17 PM

    Carthaginians are awesome. I like the paint job you gave yours. I have a growing one in 15mm on my blog you can check out.

    Otto
    noizehive.blogspot.com

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