FW064 contains three French infantrymen marching with rifles and fixed bayonets. Red trousers, dark blue coats and red-topped kepis give the group its unmistakable early-war appearance. The men have individual marching poses and carry their packs and rolled equipment rather than stripped-down fighting loads.
A kneeling German gunner operates a Maxim-pattern machine gun while a second soldier brings ammunition. King & Country identifies the weapon as the Maxim ’08. The belt hanging from the receiver and the water jacket around the barrel make the equipment as prominent as either man. Both figures wear early-war uniforms and spiked helmets.
AK055 combines a prone MG34 gunner, a prone rifleman and a kneeling NCO using binoculars. The three-man set depicts a firing position, with the commander observing while the other two engage the enemy.
The curved bow and lightly equipped standing pose give this Del Prado archer a distinctive outline. His Crécy label provides a familiar entry point into the Hundred Years’ War without requiring a large medieval battle scene.
A low fighting stance, broad hat and long polearm give this Gotland militiaman immediate movement. Del Prado’s subject connects with a medieval battle whose surviving graves have provided unusually rich evidence of armour and violent injury.
A long upright spear gives this Scottish foot soldier his defining shape. The Bannockburn label places Del Prado’s miniature in a battle where organised infantry formations were central to Robert Bruce’s victory.
The saluting pose and red headgear make this lieutenant distinct from Del Prado’s other German-uniformed subjects. His identification concerns Spain’s volunteers in German service, rather than the earlier Spanish Civil War.
Brown outer clothing and a practical standing pose give this company commander a markedly different character from a parade officer. The Del Prado identification places him among the Red forces of the Russian Civil War.
The tall hat, dark civilian-style clothing and yellow neckcloth set this guerrilla leader apart from regular infantry. Del Prado’s 1812 subject gives the Peninsular War a presence beyond the familiar ranks of uniformed armies.
Red trousers, a pale decorated coat and towering headgear make this drum major difficult to miss. Del Prado’s Westphalian subject brings a musical appointment and one of Napoleon’s allied kingdoms into the infantry collection.
