"The Ottoman Army in the 17th century was still mainly a cavalry force, though infantry played a key role on many of the larger occasions, particularly sieges like those of Candia and Vienna of course. Though the Janissaries are by far the most famous of Ottoman infantry, many more foot soldiers served in the ordinary Provincial Army, as eyalet askerleri, where they generally fulfilled much less glamorous but still vital tasks such as border defence and bandit control. Such forces were generally under the control of the local governor, though when such troops were summoned for a major campaign they naturally came under centralised command.
Like much of the Ottoman Empire, such men were ignored until very recently, but this set comes only a few weeks after the first to depict such men, that from RedBox listed below. In that set we observed that there was quite a wide variety of costume and weaponry, suggesting a broad geographical spread, and we would say much the same of this set too. Most wear the usual turban, wound round a cap or, in one case, what might be a metal helmet, while a couple have just a tall cap. Loose, baggy clothing in the form of tunics and caftans are much in evidence, and several have the ends of the skirts tucked into their sash (kushak), which was common practice. Armour however was very rare, but one figure here seems to have some sort of mail shirt. However nothing here is impossible.
Several men carry muskets, and others have swords or axes. The first figure in the top row seems to hold a polearm, but with a blade that is not fully formed (varies between sprues). One man still handles a bow, which is correct even for the middle of the 17th century, though we were not taken by the shape here. Again none of the weapons are wrong…."
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