Staff Slinger

 

This is the Staff Slinger that first appeared in the Miniature Figurines 72/73 catalogue as PB 13s and subsequently in the 75 catalogue as PB 13.

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 13 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 13 on the upper surface in the usual manner.

Along with the slinger and javelinman from this range, this is a very slender and nicely proportioned figure, not unlike the 'S' range ancients that it replaced in overall appearance.