Carthaginian Infantry Officer with Standard

 

This is the Carthaginian Infantry Officer with Standard that first appeared in the Miniature Figurines 72/73 catalogue as PB 43s and subsequently in the 75 catalogue as PB 43.

Both PB ranges were based on Phil Barker's books Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars and Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome. This figure is taken from illustration 43 in AMPW.

The 's' designation was used to distinguish the newer 25mm style of models from the preceding, smaller 1/72nd range. The transition was soon complete and the 's' - special - was dropped from the figure codes thereafter. 

The base is stamped PB 43 on the upper surface in the usual manner.

The standard design with its circular motif is something of a misinterpretation of the actual Carthaginian symbol, which is open at the top more like a lyre shape. However, it's distinctive, and it looks the part, so we shall not quibble.

Like the Macedonian Infantry Officer PB1, the figure has been give a little extension at the front of the base to give it some stability. Also like the his Macedonian counterpart, with a little modification the same figure could serve in a variety of Hellenistic armies.

This model is prone to breaking off at the ankles or where the trailing foot touches the ground and is hard to repair once it's off the base completely.