Saker Cannon napoleonic-polish 48x Akkadian Medium Infantry with

48x Akkadian Medium Infantry with long spears

Seleucid (mid 3rd-2nd centuries BC)

These were a series of 118-gun three-decker ships of the line of the French Navy

unassembled and PRE-PAINTED

The 16th century saw the creation of lighter cavalry known as Kozacy (singular Kozak hence 'towarzysz kozacki')

Saker Cannon napoleonic-polish 48x Akkadian Medium Infantry withThe Saker was the mainstay of the artillery park. Large and fearsome enough to pound the enemy in the field and also manageable (just!) so that it could arrive on the battlefield. We forget today that 350 years ago in Britain few had seen the savage effects of gunpowder weapons let alone heard such a terrific noise as a Saker giving fire! Crewed by a couple of specialists and a team of labourers who had to swab the gun and haul it back into position