SW006 Sitting Ashigaru Arquebusier Scots Guards Bass Drummer A Roman soldier moving across

A Roman soldier moving across long distances with his equipment carefully protected

entrenching tools

they quickly discovered that Inca sling stones could inflict devastating injuries despite the protection offered by steel armour

representing the dedication and precision required in one of the war's most important support roles

An essential figure for Roman military displays

SW006 Sitting Ashigaru Arquebusier Scots Guards Bass Drummer A Roman soldier moving acrossBy the year 1600 many Ashigaru were heavily equipped with Tanegashima, Japanese made matchlock arquebuses introduced into Japan by Portuguese traders in 1543. These weapons revolutionized warfare allowing lower class Ashigaru to train and destroy heavily armed cavalry or Samurai. Within a few short years arquebus armed ashigaru far outnumbered the older, traditional archers leading from a two to one ratio at the time of Sekigahara to a four to one