"This set has a very familiar feel to it. By the time these figures came out, Mars had relentlessly produced a large number of sets depicting Teutonic Knights, Poles, Lithuanians and Russians for the first half of the 15th century – the period that saw the decisive battle of Tannenberg/Grunwald/Zalgiris in 1410. Such a commitment to one campaign is to be admired, although in truth this must count as one of the less useful of the sets. Lithuanian armies were principally known for their cavalry, and relatively few of their infantry were heavy troops such as these. As a result their tactics usually relied on high mobility, but on occasion such heavy infantry did stand and receive the enemy in the western fashion, although it seems at Tannenberg this role was largely taken by the Poles.
Most of the heavy infantry that Lithuania could call upon came from the parts of that enormous country that was inhabited by Russians, so inevitably the style of such men was a mix of Lithuanian and Russian, which is what we can see here. No two figures have the same kit or armour, but everything here looks good for the region and period, with some elements suggesting more heavily the Russian or Lithuanian influence, although this would not necessarily be a secure way of identifying either nationality. Some items have more of a western European look to them, which is likely to be an influence gained via Poland but again is perfectly plausible. It is mainly the ribbed shields and the eastern-style helmets that mark these men out, but everything here looks fine.
Swords were a rarity in Lithuania, but then again so was heavy infantry, so you might expect a higher proportion of such men to be carrying them. Several here do, which seems fine, but we still find several spears as well as an axe and the mace-like kistien. Some of the swords are really rather too long, however, and on some you need only compare the sword with the scabbard from which it came to see the considerable mismatch between the two. Nevertheless the choice of weapons is good
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