Thracian Light Cavalryman with Sarissa

 

This is the Thracian Light Cavalryman with Sarissa that first appears in the Miniature Figurines 72/73 catalogue as PBC 6s, and subsequently in the 75 catalogue as PBC 6. 

As with all the 'PB' range it is derived from Phil Barker's pair of books Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars and Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome. PBC standing for Phil Barker Cavalry. This figure corresponds with illustration 6 in AMPW.

The mount shown here is the PBH 65-217 which is listed as two different horses in the 72/73 catalogue: PBH 65 Cavalry Horse and PBH 217 Roman Cavalry Horse 1st and 2nd Centuries AD. The code is stamped on the base in the usual way. 

This chap is armed with the longest weapon I've ever seen on such a model. Not surprisingly it it often found broken and otherwise bent. One can't help wondering whether the reality was something more akin to the not-quite-so-long kontos - a weapon also held in two hands.