"28mm Muslim Berbers figures?" Topic

At the beginning of the 8th century, once they had become Muslims, the Berbers were no longer dressed as they are offered by Essex and other factories, right? Which manufactures offer the good figures of Berbers for the first tier of the 8th century?

At the beginning of the 8th century, once they had become Muslims, the Berbers were no longer dressed as they are offered by Essex and other factories, right?

If you mean they were no longer the loin-clothed style of Essex ABR6 then not right, or at least not entirely. I think it may depend on the Berber, but some of them at least had a reputation for nakedness well into the 10th century.

Abdulwahid Dhanun Taha, "The Muslim Conquest and Settlement of North Africa and Spain", pp.204-205, describing Berber rebels in Africa c.741:

The Berbers were led by Khalid b. Hamid al-Zanati, and most of them wore loin-cloths only. They shaved their heads in imitation of the Khawarij, and many of them were armed only with knives and stones. They were numerous, however, and had the advantage of fighting in their own land. …

From "The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids" by Heinz Hahm, p.118:

…. a unit of 575 Kutama warriors, naked and armed only with a shield and two javelins apiece, had walked around the battlefield in a deep-cut streambed ….

Well done, it's interesting and in the 8th century in europe? What documentation?