"Khurasan releases TYW cuirassiers with closed helmets" Topic

We are very pleased to expand our 15mm/18mm Thirty Years War range with a set of closed helm cuirassiers, wearing a mix of barred and deaths-head visors.

The nine unique poses are shown above, but a few are doubled up to make twelve.

These were worn by the Germans, although they were not quite as popular as the ubiquitous zischagge helmet, but they were widely worn by other European cuirassiers, such as Italians and horsemen from the Low Countries. As these men made up the majority of cavalry in the Spanish armies in Italy and Northwest Europe, they are perfect for the heavy horse for the Later Imperial Spanish.

Cuirassier equipment used in the English Civil War was often imported from the continent and so these would be suitable for some units in that conflict too.

Available here:
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In other news, we are working to get the rest of the Testudo range back into the market, but have to be patient as our mouldmakers and painters finish up the job!

Looking forward to seeing the Testudo range back. Great figs. Have to take issue with claims for ECW though. Are there many illustrations of ECW cuirassiers with full helms?

Doug, see plate A in Soldiers of the English Civil War (2): Cavalry….

"The closed helm (1) and (2) came in many forms …. Some cuirassiers may have opted to wear open helmets, but Sir Arthur Haslerigge wore a 'headpiece musket proof' of sufficient thickness to withstand Richard Atkyns' pistol shot."