CTSM-06A - Samnite Warrior D-Day " depicts a German mortar

" depicts a German mortar team during the intense fighting that followed the Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944

and maintain formation under intense battlefield pressure

This figure depicts a Spartan warrior drawing his sword

allowing collectors to create detailed mortar positions

CTSM-06A - Samnite Warrior D-Day " depicts a German mortarSamnite tunics were brightly coloured and decorated, and there is little evidence of uniformity. Their weapons included the javelin and short spear. There was a mixture of oval and round shields, and many infantry wore a distinctive cuirasse of Italian design. Small breast and backplates of leather backed bronze linked by hinged straps of similar construction passing over the shoulders and under the arms. The commonest type was the triple disc style.