King & Country AL005 Charging with Bayonet to the Rear: The Other Half of the Early Charging Pair

A pair with deliberately different gestures

The early catalog’s two “Charging with Bayonet” titles sound almost identical, but their silhouettes are quite distinct. AL005 has a darker brown horse and a rider whose arm draws the eye toward the rear of the animal. His rifle remains slung, leaving the bayonet as the weapon in his hand.

That backward gesture creates a small interval in a larger group: the men need not all be caught at precisely the same instant. Set slightly behind AL004, he helps a display look like several individual riders moving together.

Give the rearward arm room

The projecting blade makes the right-hand side of the figure worth keeping visible. Crowding another horse against it hides the very feature named in the release title. The white lower-leg markings and layered saddle load reward a lower viewing angle as well.

When comparing a loose example with an online reference, check the arm and bayonet direction first. “Charging light horseman” is a broad description in this series, and the familiar slouch hat alone will not distinguish AL004, AL005 and later releases. AL005 is the early rearward-bayonet pose, with a quieter arm line and plenty of movement underneath it.

Release record and collecting notes

Sager’s archived AL005 product record lists a release date of December 2009 and a retirement date of September 2012. These are catalog dates, rather than a statement about today’s secondhand availability. Compare the seller’s actual photographs with the reference image here, including any projecting equipment and the base; a familiar box title alone is not a condition report.