Anglo-Scots Billmen STLs

These are DIGITAL files meant for 3D printing. They ARE NOT physical miniatures!

Sculpted by the incomparable Erramir Orlan of Peculiar Companions, these Anglo-Scots Billmenare intended for armies from the 15th and 16th Centuries. This set 3D models comes with two poses and four variations of each. All models come as both pre-supported and unsupported STL files.

Billmen were a mainstay of Late Medieval armies in western Europe, and particularly the British Isles. This was largely due to the relative affordability and ease of equipping and training a group of men in their use. Indeed, the bill was originally an agricultural tool that many men would likely own and be familiar with. Agricultural bills consisted of a rounded blade mounted to a pole, used to cut tree limbs. Military bills accentuated the rounded blade into a hook, excellent for dragging a man off a horse, and added a stabbing blade which gave it the properties of a spear as well. Later versions added a spike horizontal to the pole which could be used to puncture armor with a downward swing.

Particularly wealthy lords might keep on some of the more skilled billmen as retainers, but the majority were levies, called up in time of war to serve for a specific campaign. This was a common way for a lord to fulfill their feudal requirements after mustering as many archers as they could. Billmen featured prominently in the Wars of the Roses, the Anglo-Scottish Wars of the 15th-16th Centuries, as well as many other smaller conflicts in the period.

Printing at 100% resolution will yield a true 28mm miniature. Prints at 105% are slightly more in scale with Perry Miniatures and 110% prints will be in a compatible scale with Warhammer Fantasy miniatures.