Roman Velite

This is the Roman Velite that first appeared in the Miniature Figurines 72/73 catalogue as PB 38s and subsequently in the 75 catalogue as PB 38.

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 38 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 38 on the upper surface in the usual manner.

It's the usual type of figure for a javelinman and as with all this range there was the earlier 'thick' javelin and a thinner version later on. This being the 'thickie'.