Thanks to Kadrinazi I now know that these figures (except one) represent peasants & servants [see comment on previous post]. So not directly useable as Polish troops but no doubt will find themselves as 'back-rankers' in a number of armies.
(2) Chariot Horses:
Whilst scrambling through my (overcrowded) loft I found 10 Early Carthaginian chariots. Unfortunately 10 horses seem to have vanished. So I ordered replacements from those kind people at Essex.
All I have to do now is paint the darn things! And - Oh Yes - the rest of the army. Ho hum!
(3) Southern Dynasties Chinese:
I added 24 x Chinese swordsmen to my Essex order:
An illustration in the book ("Imperial Chinese Armies: (1) 200 BC - 589 AD") - E2 - shows a shield in the same shape as these Essex figures. It is of a North-Western rebel of the Three Kingdoms period.
The costume is, however, the same as Southern Dynasties so a much better substitute than the warband that I normally press into service.
It's just a pity that nobody does figures like the illustration in MAA 284 (H2):
The text says "The curved shield is associated with swordsmen in art, in contrast to the rectangular or oval types which would have been more suitable for spearmen accustomed to fighting in close formation."
Seems like an odd shape to me - and how would you make it?
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