Strelets M165 1/72 Early Texas Rangers

The origins of the Texas Rangers date from 1823, when Stephen F Austin, a local Texas landowner who was unimpressed with the level of security offered by central government, first organised a band of men to protect his assets from lawless settlers and local tribal raids. Such bands were loosely organised, and hardly even warranted the term ‘militia’. The men provided their own clothing and weapons, mustered when a crisis occurred, and disbanded as soon as they felt the problem had been resolved. During the Texas Revolution (November 1835) the new interim rebel Texas government approved the creation of the official Texas Rangers, which were a more formal version of the previous bands, though still ununiformed and to a large extent self-sufficient. Initially they had some very small involvement in the struggle against the Mexican government, but their main focus remained action against the indigenous natives, mainly Comanches, and their relative cheapness made them an attractive law-enforcement unit for the new government.

Specifications

• 52 figures
  
• Poses: 13 poses
  
• Material: Plastic (Medium Consistency)
  
• Grey