Pike & Shotte

Götz Von Berlichingen & Georg Von Frundsberg - 203006002

Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen was also known as Götz of the Iron Hand he was a German Imperial Knight and a mercenary. In 1498, he fought in the armies of Kaiser Maximillian I and afterwards sold his services to many countries and royal family...

Kaiser Maximilian I (Young & Old) - 203006001

Waging war against France and within Italy, Maximillian hired sleuths of Landsknechts. Maximillian was keen to give the men freedom to wear what they wanted, and this resulted in plumes, slashed sleeves and bright colours. This blister pack contains a...

Pike & Shotte General's coach - 202413001

The European wars that devastated the continent in the 17th Century were commanded by kings, nobles and the gentry, some of whom were well versed in the minutiae of battlefield strategy and tactics. Although many led by example, sometimes bravely leading...

Highlanders - 202213003

The skirl of the pipes is perhaps one of the eeriest sounds that you can hear, more so if you were a Covenanter soldier in the Civil Wars in Britain 1642-1650 awaiting the approach of Montrose' wild Highlanders! The Scottish Clans were a throw-back to an...

Storming party with petard - 202213002

When a fortification needed to be quickly breached a team carrying a petard – a wooden box filled with explosives – would be called on to blow open the defences. A petard team would be accompanied by other troops whose task it was to clear the way for...

Armoured Pikemen - 202213001

The pike blocks were the “Queen of the battlefield” in the 17th century, a solid block of the tallest and stoutest of the infantry and the basis for offensive or defensive actions. It was assumed to be a more ancient and hence more noble weapon than the...

Landsknecht Missile Troops - 202016003

The late 15th and early 16th centuries in Europe were defined by near-constant warfare. National ‘standing armies’ were unheard of and the ambitions of empires were reliant on the mercenaries they could afford to hire. Landsknechts were instigated by the...

Landsknechts with Zweihanders - 202016002

Europe in the late 15th and early 16th centuries was a place of almost constant warfare. With no organised national armies, battlefields were the domain of the mercenary companies of the day – chief amongst these were the colourfully dressed Landsknechts...

Landsknechts Pikemen - 202016001

The late 15th and early 16th centuries in Europe were defined by near-constant warfare. National ‘standing armies’ were unheard of and the ambitions of empires were reliant on the mercenaries they could afford to hire. This box contains: Plastic...

30 Years War Imperialist Regiment - 202012001

Splendidly attired well equipped and organized the Imperialist troops of the Thirty Years War fought long and hard in all the countries of Continental Europe. Uniforms were a matter of the whim of the General or the Colonel, so that massed regiments and...

To Kill A King - English Civil War Supplement - 201013001

168 pages of colour rich information with an introduction by writer Charles Singleton, this supplement for Pike & Shotte describes the history, armies, personalities and battles of the English Civil War. Included are detailed scenarios based on some of...