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Nice example of a jousting Knight with a Frog-mouth helmet ( Stechhelm in German) Ray. Designed specifically for jousts - and so-called because of its shape and upward facing slit, through which the wearer could see ahead, when the head was lowered. Popular from around 1400-1600, it was designed to protect the wearer's eyes from fragments of splinters from an opponents shattering lance from damaging the eyes.

A popular technique was for the wearer, just prior to impact, leaning backwards - thus tilting the head backwards - reducing the possibility even further, that splinters could enter the slit - and the eyes.

I like also, the dagger attached to part of the saddle/cloth. never seen that feature before. Very Nice Ray. Any idea of whom it may represent? jb
 
....... Any idea of whom it may represent? jb[/QUOTE]

Definetly a "Wittelsbacher" (House of Wittelsbach Bavarian Kings) judgeing by the coat of arms. My best guess therfore is
Albrecht III der Gütige (The Good) 1401-1460.
rgds
Wolfgang
 
johnnybach said:
Nice example of a jousting Knight with a Frog-mouth helmet ( Stechhelm in German) Ray. Designed specifically for jousts - and so-called because of its shape and upward facing slit, through which the wearer could see ahead, when the head was lowered. Popular from around 1400-1600, it was designed to protect the wearer's eyes from fragments of splinters from an opponents shattering lance from damaging the eyes.

A popular technique was for the wearer, just prior to impact, leaning backwards - thus tilting the head backwards - reducing the possibility even further, that splinters could enter the slit - and the eyes.

I like also, the dagger attached to part of the saddle/cloth. never seen that feature before. Very Nice Ray. Any idea of whom it may represent? jb
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Wolfgang_UK said:
....... Any idea of whom it may represent? jb
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Definetly a "Wittelsbacher" (House of Wittelsbach Bavarian Kings) judgeing by the coat of arms. My best guess therfore is
Albrecht III der Gütige (The Good) 1401-1460.
rgds
Wolfgang[/QUOTE]

You Gentlemen know your heraldry! you are both on the money here, I came up with the Electoral of Palatinate of which the Wittelsbach Dynasty ruled in the years Wolfgang mentioned.
I see some numbering and initials on the base and along with the shape of the base should give me the mfg. firm and Engraver. I'll keep digging
Ray











https://www.google.de/search?q=kurp...=Y2LSVJieCMSnggSZkILIDA&ved=0CAUQ_AUoAA&dpr=1
 
Great Stuff! - Thanks Wolfgang. I'm not big on German Heraldry - but those illustrations really do confirm it. Interesting that the helms depicted on them - are of the same variety. So - not just a pretty Flat - but a named person depicted too. :cool:jb
 
nmrocks said:
Definetly a "Wittelsbacher" (House of Wittelsbach Bavarian Kings) judgeing by the coat of arms. My best guess therfore is
Albrecht III der Gütige (The Good) 1401-1460.
rgds
Wolfgang
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You Gentlemen know your heraldry! you are both on the money here, I came up with the Electoral of Palatinate of which the Wittelsbach Dynasty ruled in the years Wolfgang mentioned.
I see some numbering and initials on the base and along with the shape of the base should give me the mfg. firm and Engraver. I'll keep digging
Ray











https://www.google.de/search?q=kurp...=Y2LSVJieCMSnggSZkILIDA&ved=0CAUQ_AUoAA&dpr=1[/QUOTE]

Still doing the background checking but here are a couple of other knight I missed out on
Ray







 
nmrocks said:
You Gentlemen know your heraldry! you are both on the money here, I came up with the Electoral of Palatinate of which the Wittelsbach Dynasty ruled in the years Wolfgang mentioned.
I see some numbering and initials on the base and along with the shape of the base should give me the mfg. firm and Engraver. I'll keep digging
Ray











https://www.google.de/search?q=kurp...=Y2LSVJieCMSnggSZkILIDA&ved=0CAUQ_AUoAA&dpr=1
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Still doing the background checking but here are a couple of other knight I missed out on
Ray







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Lovely figures Ray. Here's one of the best things I have found on the web for a long time - regarding types of armour used over medieval times. If you have an hour or two to spare - check some of this out.

http://www.medievalwarfare.info/armour.htm
 
While I love the art of the Flat, I also just love pageantry, color and fury of the Napoleonic period and the artists that paint them. In perusing abebooks I came across what I thought was an old book on the russian artist Athanas I Scheloumov or Scheloumoff (1892-19830) but, turn out to be a portfolio 12-1/2"x10". The portfolio is 20 prints of the artists paintings that were shown at an exhibition in Berlin in the 60's, great art work that many will recognize.
Once again my skills with technology and art are severely retarded, lousy scans, can't figure out why some show a "crease" for some reason, but you get the idea
Ray

Cover, a little fading

a Large interior Panorama of Borodino, basically a double page of 24"x10"




Don Cossacks attacking French Artillery


Combat of Don-Cossacks and French Dragoons


Russian Lancer on the march


Episode in 1812


Before the Attack


Retreat of the Grand Army
 
Some more of the prints from the set, some are of the Russian Civil War and some of the Russian Revolution



















 
The Last of the Scheloumoff prints and a set of Wurtemburg 1st, 4th and 5th regiments



















 
So I managed to obtain this from a gentleman in Hamburg, he has contributed here on Treefrog and is a pillar in the flat figure community, Alexander Baden has designed and commissioned thru to production many of the finest sets I have, Zastrow Curassiers and Saxon Guarde du corps at Borodino 1812 to name a couple. this set that is the highest quality painted figures yet, definitely top shelf! Russian Guard Cossacks 1812, can't fit them all in a single post.
Ray

















 
Picked up 4 more of the uniform prints, creeping slowly toward completion....

General Pajol




French Marine artillery


 
So my interest in Uniforms and prints has gotten me to look around for various other artist prints, found these loose from a large format Italian book about vatican dress published in 1840.
Paper is yellowing but all are Hand Colored and even gold leaf to highlight gold on the engraving, really pretty spectacular if you ask me!
Ray

The pope


A Cardinal


A second Cardinal


This is called Saccone, if anyone can translate from Italian I would appreciate it, So if this guy walks up to you on the street it looks like you better drop something in his cup or run like Hell!
 
nmrocks said:
Definetly a "Wittelsbacher" (House of Wittelsbach Bavarian Kings) judgeing by the coat of arms. My best guess therfore is
Albrecht III der Gütige (The Good) 1401-1460.
rgds
Wolfgang
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You Gentlemen know your heraldry! you are both on the money here, I came up with the Electoral of Palatinate of which the Wittelsbach Dynasty ruled in the years Wolfgang mentioned.
I see some numbering and initials on the base and along with the shape of the base should give me the mfg. firm and Engraver. I'll keep digging
Ray











https://www.google.de/search?q=kurp...=Y2LSVJieCMSnggSZkILIDA&ved=0CAUQ_AUoAA&dpr=1[/QUOTE]

I finallt got around to a follow up on this figure, it is part of a 1450 Tournament set, the great gentlemen at IFFS are always a wealth of information. Here are 2 links, one by one of the best painters around and a link to where the set and other tourney sets are available. Yes JB they do take Paypal!
Enjoy,
Ray

http://www.zinnfiguren-bistulfi.com/galleria/torneo_cavalleresco.html

http://www.modellbau-holland-merten.de/details_figuren_flach_sonstige/te12.htm
 
nmrocks said:
You Gentlemen know your heraldry! you are both on the money here, I came up with the Electoral of Palatinate of which the Wittelsbach Dynasty ruled in the years Wolfgang mentioned.
I see some numbering and initials on the base and along with the shape of the base should give me the mfg. firm and Engraver. I'll keep digging
Ray











https://www.google.de/search?q=kurp...=Y2LSVJieCMSnggSZkILIDA&ved=0CAUQ_AUoAA&dpr=1
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I finallt got around to a follow up on this figure, it is part of a 1450 Tournament set, the great gentlemen at IFFS are always a wealth of information. Here are 2 links, one by one of the best painters around and a link to where the set and other tourney sets are available. Yes JB they do take Paypal!
Enjoy,
Ray

http://www.zinnfiguren-bistulfi.com/galleria/torneo_cavalleresco.html

http://www.modellbau-holland-merten.de/details_figuren_flach_sonstige/te12.htm[/QUOTE]

Cheers Ray - I've just had a look at those two links - and they are right up my street!! I see that they are available as unpainted castings - and those pics of them painted up, will be very useful as painting guides. Great news too - that the provider accepts Paypal - as last time I checked with my UK Bank - they wanted £25 for an IBAN payment. If that doesn't sound like much cash - just think that when added to postage - the sum went to just over £30 - but here's the catch. The goods I wanted were just £19. So...........to have them in my hands would have cost me over £50.

I didn't order those - but I will be getting these - as a 13 figure set, for €39 - which at today's UK prices is just over £28. Great figures and great value - which will give me hours of fun later on this year.

I just HATE getting ripped off by Banks - and contributing to the telephone number bonuses of the bosses who run them!!!!

Thanks again Ray - much appreciated. :salute:: jb
 
it's always a good day when a package arrives from Russia! first group, Chevau Leger of the Grand Duchy of Berg
Ray



















 
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