These Swiss pike are from the region of the Tessin, next to the Italian border.
Click on the photo to super-size it. I purchased these such a long time ago that I can not remember the manufacture's name - if anyone can help.
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Swiss pikes I
No Swiss army would be complete without hordes of pikemen. Four blocks have been drilled in the art of pikemenship and head out to their summer quarters.
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Swiss archers
The first block of Swiss archers have been trained and take to the field. The Swiss were not big fans of the bow but, non-the-less, they formed part of most Swiss armies of the 1400s.
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