Spanish Medium Cavalryman

This is the Spanish Medium Cavalryman that first appears in the Miniature Figurines 72/73 catalogue as PBC 53s, and subsequently in the 75 catalogue as PBC 53. 

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 53 in AMPW.

The mount shown here is the Spanish cavalry Horse listed PBH 64s  The code 64 is stamped on the top of the base in the usual way.

This is a surprisingly rare second-hand find, probably because the concept of 'medium' cavalry isn't the most exciting thing in the world. Nor is it very effective in terms of the WRG Ancient rules that governed the actions of these fellows in their prime. 

I managed to get hold of a small batch of these untouched and never painted or even cleaned up. You might notice I've removed some serious clag from around the helmet plume and mould lines from the shield. 

Speaking of the shield - gosh it's enormous! I'm not sure quite why it's so big and feel sorry for the rider, what with trying to ride a horse, carry a spear and balance that thing all at the same time.