Corsair Galley wooden Skeleton with Reliquary Plaque

Skeleton with Reliquary Plaque

with a fleur de lis + crescent on the barding

and 3-4 masts

Commander includes 2 arm variations - scythe or hourglass

Each Galleass model is 1/300th (6mm) scale

Corsair Galley wooden Skeleton with Reliquary PlaqueThe main fighting vessel in the Mediterranean for hundreds of years, galleys in the Renaissance became amazing instruments of war. Measuring from 140 160 feet in length, they could have between 22 and 26 banks of oars (24 seemed to be the norm). Following the ancient doctrine of the galley being a forward facing weapon (the sides were vulnerable) yet updated for the times behind the great spur, or ram, on the bow of the ship, Renaissance galleys had