Decided to do a bit more photography on my sturdy Sony Xperia - not a great phone I suppose but its a pretty good camera - the best one I have in any case!

I thought I would title this collection " The female of the species is more deadly than the male...." which I think is a quote from a poem - cant be bothered to Google it to make sure I have it right or who the original author was though...suffice to say, all the following are armed members of the fair sex.

A Napoleonic Cantiniere being chatted up - by Foundry

Two female Soviet soldiers 28mm by Wargames Factory

Single 28mm Wargames Factory WW2

Single 28mm Wargames Factory WW2

Final two Wargames Factory soviet ladies

Two 28mm female cataphracts by Eureka of Australia

Another two 28mm female cataphracts by Eureka of Australia

Four female medium cavalry again by Eureka

Four light cavalry from Eureka

A Reaper Viking leader with two Shadowforge Valkyries

Shadowforge Valkyries plus one by Foundry

Shadowforge Valkyries

Shadowforge Valkyries plus one by Foundry

20mm or 1/72 female WW2 soviet sniper by Zvezda

Zvesda figure form a different angle

The three female figures that come as part of the 20mm Plastic Soldier Co WW2 Russians, a couple are a bit out of focus, sorry!

So called "Countess Sandra" 18th century female soldiers by Eureka

The Eureka ladies minus their officers

Female gun crew form the same range - I wish they would do some Napoleonics!

Gun crew form another angle

Two 19th century lady explorers/adventuresses

Three daring ladies form the colonial era

A Russian "advisor" causing trouble in the NW Frontier

Three more Russian ladies

Two mounted colonial ladies

And three on foot

Female gun fighter

Female gun fighter

Three female cow girls

Four Western ladies by Old Glory