Republic Of Éire Nua - Fenian Guard

During the Brotherhood days, Irish revolutionaries often clashed with Protectorate forces in smaller units, lighting several small fires under the British Empire’s foot. This method only worked until the British responded with crushing force and smoked out the enemy before they could retreat underground. For the inevitable day that the revolution boiled over, the IRA needed a unified and trained standing army, one that could fight the enemy under the light of day. The result of the Hidden Dáil's 1916 initiative was the Fenian Guard, the strong arm of the united IRA. The first Fenian officers were handpicked for marksmanship and trustworthiness under pressure, resulting in a shorthand list of 200 candidates. After training, these men were dispersed across Éire Nua, with the simple command of forming their own combat sections. After the first five years of operation, the Fenian Guard had recruited and trained 4000 men for their first flying columns. By the outbreak of the Great War, this number had more than tripled, as resistance was increasingly seen by the public as not only possible, but necessary. Nonetheless, the advocates in the Dáil all dreaded the day they would need to call on their new forces…

• Includes 16 bodies wearing various uniform items, along with arms carrying rifles, SMGs, and a variety of special weapons.
  • Includes a sniper rifle, grenade launcher, light machine gun, and an anti-tank rifle.
• Includes heads with four different options for headgear.
  • Trench Caps, Helmets, Slouch Hats, and Flat Caps.
• This set comes with both supported and unsupported versions, making sure that we'll get you on the battlefield quickly! Additionally, the .lys files are provided, allowing you to optimize the supports for your specific machine.

Sculpted by Jackson Jewell and Jurre De Groot