Monday 24 February 2020

Khurasan 15mm Militia/Monmouth types



'The 15mm late 17th century range by Khurasan Miniatures continues to expand. Next to be released will be Karl XI Swedes, but here’s a sneak preview of American Militia in firing line, Monmouth Rebels marching, and Monmouth pikemen. I reckon the two different sub-ranges could be mixed quite a bit, although the English colonials in America typically fielded properly equipped pikemen. The Monmouth pikemen will come with pikes, which they had quite a few of, but there will be an option to give them scythes instead.
I think the Monmouths could be used as militias and other hastily gathered defenders in many period armies, or even as raw replacements in veteran regiments, awaiting proper uniform.
Strangely the English colonists in the Americas seem to have used apostles with flintlocks at times. Ours are made for King Philip’s War, in which the transition to the flintlock was well underway but not complete, so the men have a mix of long firearms. Probably a late spring or early summer release;'

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