Ballista & German Gunner - 14th Century

Name: Ballista & German Gunner - 14th Century
Brand: OlimpYa Models
SKU: 8236/FRV2
Price: 86.95 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Manufacturer: OlimpYa Models
Manufacturer No.: FRV-002
Scale 1:32
unpainted, kit
New
Order-No.: 8236/FRV2

Article not in stock.
Article will be ordered at the manufacturer.
The delivery time is 3 - 4 weeks.

86,95 € *

Order-No.: 8236/FRV2

Weight: 0.199 kg

Questions about product

Descriptionof Ballista & German Gunner - 14th Century
Manufacturer

The lack of technicians in the medieval period made it very difficult to reproduce the torsion mechanism used in Greco-Roman ballistae. For this reason, there was an involution and very often the ballistae used in war operated at tension. They were very similar (if not identical) to the Syracusian oxybeles, however the name "ballista" continued to be used and the term nowadays is used to mean both types. The ballista continued its use on the battlefield, flanked by other siege weapons such as onagers, mangles, trebuchets. However, it was not a question of a wide use as in Roman times.

With the advent of gunpowder in 1300, the ballista gradually became an obsolete means, being completely replaced in 1500 by firearms.

Group: Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition: unpainted, kit
Scale: Scale 1:32
Material: Metal-Alloy
Epoch: Medieval
Time: 11. Jh. - 15. Jh.
Nationality/Location: Germany
State: New