Pike And Shotte: Landsknechts Officers

The term, Landsknecht, literally means Land Servant or Servant of the Country and seems to have been coined sometime around 1470. As a result, it takes a real soldier to lead the Landsknecht into battle, fighting for the simple notion of money. This blister pack contains 4 Landsknecht Officers. The brutality of these mercenary forces and especially the carnage of close combat against Swiss forces or opposing Landsknechts was a shock to most who hired them.