HaT 1:72 Parthian Heavy Cavalry 8145

HaT 1:72 Parthian Heavy Cavalry 8145

The Parthians, occupying land which today is in Iran, were superb horsemen and warriors, and most used their long-practised skill with the bow when they were called to war. However the wealthiest nobility could afford something more prestigious and turned out as cataphracts, heavily armoured lancers that could smash an enemy in the right conditions. In the past there have been several sets of these horsemen, but none have been particularly impressive. Can HaT do better with this one?

The cataphracts was heavily armoured, but there seems to have been no uniform way of achieving this, and in any event styles must have changed over the centuries. All the figures in this set have differing armours but all look authentic from what we know. Two also have small cloaks – cloaks being mentioned in texts as being used to disguise the heavily armoured nature of these horsemen from the enemy. Helmet shapes too are many and various, and again all look perfectly likely.

HaT 1:72 Parthian Heavy Cavalry 8145 HaT 1:72 Parthian Heavy Cavalry 8145 HaT 1:72 Parthian Heavy Cavalry 8145 HaT 1:72 Parthian Heavy Cavalry 8145

The Parthians, occupying land which today is in Iran, were superb horsemen and warriors, and most used their long-practised skill with the bow when they were called to war. However the wealthiest nobility could afford something more prestigious and turned out as cataphracts, heavily armoured lancers that could smash an enemy in the right conditions. In the past there have been several sets of these horsemen, but none have been particularly impressive. Can HaT do better with this one?

The cataphracts was heavily armoured, but there seems to have been no uniform way of achieving this, and in any event styles must have changed over the centuries. All the figures in this set have differing armours but all look authentic from what we know. Two also have small cloaks – cloaks being mentioned in texts as being used to disguise the heavily armoured nature of these horsemen from the enemy. Helmet shapes too are many and various, and again all look perfectly likely.