Mounted Infantryman, Arab Cavalry War World I, The Cavalry History, Collectable Figurine, Horseman Figurine

The Cavalry History, a reproduction of riders from different eras to trace the evolution and history, reproduced in standard 1/30th, or 54mm, a collection of Del Prado.

The figurines are made in a stable alloy of lead and zinc, with a remarkable finish, both in terms of casting, as paint. Hand painted.

The Sharifian Army, also known as the Arab Army or the Hejazi Army is the military force behind the Great Arab Revolt which is part of the Middle Eastern theater of World War I.

Sharif Hussein Ibn Ali of the Kingdom of Hejaz, who was proclaimed "King of the Arabs" in 1916, led the Sharifian army in a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire with the ultimate goal of uniting the Arab people under an independent government.

Aided both financially and militarily by the British, Hussein's forces gradually moved north through the Hejaz and fought alongside the British-controlled Egyptian Expeditionary Force until finally capturing Damascus and then Aleppo.

Once there, members of the Sharifian army set up a short-lived monarchy known as the Arab Kingdom of Syria led by Faisal, the son of Sharif Hussein who was in charge of the Army's military operations. throughout the duration of the war.

Weight 262gr