He gets a whole arsenal to himself! Too bad he only has a few weapons.

@Maxbricks14 said:
"He gets a whole arsenal to himself! Too bad he only has a few weapons."

He's not a knight. Conical helmets are regular soldiers. This arsenal belongs to someone else.

This might be the only Castle set to use modern axes as weapons. Kind of strange, given that the halberd had been in production for years.

I’ll take two axes please.

@TheOtherMike said:
"I believe my brother had this set. I always thought that how they handled the requisite brick and plate to fill the horse's back was pretty clever."

I’ve had this set for nearly 40 years and I’d never noticed! I thought it was strange it was the only set to include small axes though.

Was always more of a Nexo Knights guy.

The little hatchets were an interesting choice as part of the weapons stash given no one else, not even the Forestmen who you’d think would be all about them, are seen using them in the theme

There he is!

Oh wait, it doesn't say 'Knight's Arrival'. Ehm, good for him that it's a mobile arsenal then :)

Great little set. Personally not a fan of the use of those hoses, but they had limited parrs and it was nice to see them used creatively.

I this was my first Castle set ever (kinda even teaching me the meaning of the word "knight").

I am assuming the tube/hose parts in the back are meant to resemble something like a plan cover? Set 6049 used the same technique. If it's not, I have no idea what it is meant to be.

Some notes:
-in the EU this was part of the 1987 wave (we didn't get Forestmen until 1988), whilst in NA this was part of the 1988 wave, creating some confusion in fan databases...
-Part 2397 (horse hitching, "Thill for Gig") was new for that year and remained eclusive to this set for a few years. It was also the only new part for Castle in 1987 (at least for Europe)
-This was one of the last (regular) sets to include the plastic cape in blue until the Legends re-releaes brought it back

The tube parts were more common in space, town and even pirates spanning nearly 140 sets and is now superceded by part 73590c03a. I wonder if they could be used as a weapon, a sci-fi suction device as the arsenal of 2 swords, 2 axes and a spear is looking a little thin. As mentioned above a few halberds, crossbows etc. would make more sense but does need a proper weapons rack to attach them all onto.

Ok, so for me it seems like it's for more than one knight (Knights' instead of Knight's) which is why the dude on the carriage isn't a knight.

The first ever set I´ve managed to restore from a loose bulk of bricks I got from my cousin.

Good stuff.

These axes should have been delivered to firemen, not forestmen :-)

@MCLegoboy said:
"I think this poor guy may have gotten lost. He's stuck in the middle of the desert."

Crusades? I hear that was a popular pastime. Even kids got in on it.

@ambr said:
"The tube parts were more common in space, town and even pirates spanning nearly 140 sets and is now superceded by part 73590c03a. I wonder if they could be used as a weapon, a sci-fi suction device as the arsenal of 2 swords, 2 axes and a spear is looking a little thin. As mentioned above a few halberds, crossbows etc. would make more sense but does need a proper weapons rack to attach them all onto."

Sci-fi? Nah. You don't have to go that far into the future. You just need to go to the Pit of Dispair.

Man I love classic castle sets

you call that an arsenal it's just 2 swords and 2 axes and well a spear and shield

@Kynareth said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I believe my brother had this set. I always thought that how they handled the requisite brick and plate to fill the horse's back was pretty clever."

I’ve had this set for nearly 40 years and I’d never noticed! I thought it was strange it was the only set to include small axes though."

The small axes and the their holder are small enough to be placed in the storage area so that they can be easily carted away. Great "pack-and-go" play value.

I was disappointed when I unboxed mine way back then, though. It came with only ONE small axe instead of two! To date, it is my only set which has missing pieces.

@Kynareth said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I believe my brother had this set. I always thought that how they handled the requisite brick and plate to fill the horse's back was pretty clever."

I’ve had this set for nearly 40 years and I’d never noticed! I thought it was strange it was the only set to include small axes though."

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@Atuin said:
"I am assuming the tube/hose parts in the back are meant to resemble something like a plan cover? Set 6049 used the same technique. If it's not, I have no idea what it is meant to be."

I always thought that this set was meant to be a covered wagon and that the bent tube/hose parts were meant to represent the frame for the cover that had been removed (an old-timey convertible, if you will). I always thought that it was really nice parts usage. I'm not sure if they had covered wagons in that era, but that's how I interpretated it.

@Librarian1976 said:
" @Atuin said:
"I am assuming the tube/hose parts in the back are meant to resemble something like a plan cover? Set 6049 used the same technique. If it's not, I have no idea what it is meant to be."

I always thought that this set was meant to be a covered wagon and that the bent tube/hose parts were meant to represent the frame for the cover that had been removed (an old-timey convertible, if you will). I always thought that it was really nice parts usage. I'm not sure if they had covered wagons in that era, but that's how I interpretated it."

I always saw it that way, too.

@Librarian1976 said:
" @Atuin said:
"I am assuming the tube/hose parts in the back are meant to resemble something like a plan cover? Set 6049 used the same technique. If it's not, I have no idea what it is meant to be."

I always thought that this set was meant to be a covered wagon and that the bent tube/hose parts were meant to represent the frame for the cover that had been removed (an old-timey convertible, if you will). I always thought that it was really nice parts usage. I'm not sure if they had covered wagons in that era, but that's how I interpretated it."

Cloth covered wagons appear to have been primarily used for four purposes. The first was the westward settlement of North America, primarily in the United States. This included both the famous Conestoga wagons, as well as simple buckboards that had cloth and hoop coverings added for protection from rain during the long journey from civilization to wherever the settlers decided to put down stakes. The second was basically the same thing, but heading north from South Africa. The third was hauling freight in the days before railroads. And the fourth was military supplies. This would qualify as military, but I’m skeptical of the idea that either weapons or treasure would have been transported in a cloth-covered wagon. Certainly treasure seems like it would have used locked chests and transports that could offer at least a modicum of protection for armed guards to fight back against bandits. Weapons? Maybe mass-produced weapons for rank and file soldiers, but knights had squires to haul their gear around, and wagons couldn’t keep up with saddled horses as well as…well, more saddled horses.

Happier times. Smiling faces, no Photoshop, no licensing deals, lots of weapons for slaying one's opponents.