This magnificent series of 24 figures was baptized for a long time by Peter Konrad (author of books on Margarine Figuren): "Ritter" translate " the knights ".
Now after some researches and Helmut Bitsch's participation, big specialist, it has proved that these figures represent the diverse costumes of XVI th century in Germany. It was the end of Middle-age in West and we found still also armors.

Most of the characters make 4cm and are extremely fragile as you can see. Halberds, feathers and worse still the smoke going out of the musket of 21.