Empress Miniatures new Ultra Modern release. Middle Eastern Sniper.

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

New release in our 28mm Ultra Modern range.

Middle Eastern sniper Armed with a Steyr HS .50. This is .50 BMG single shot anti material sniper rifle manufactured by Steyr Mannlicher. The rifle has been widely exported; in addition, Iran produces an unlicensed copy under the name AM-50 Sayyad, while Syria began producing a second unlicensed copy, dubbed the Golan S-01, in 2019.

The figure comes on a prone firing and standing poses.

He lives in our Universal Soldier room.

https://www.empressminiatures.com/universal-soldier-39-c.asp

[Dr Bogo]

Great work Paul - Silver Sniper incarnate

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Great work Paul - Silver Sniper incarnate

Thanks for that 

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I just found this about the Silver Sniper fighting ISIS in Iraq.

http://www.americanmillenniumonline.com/the-tale-of-two-snipers/

[mjkerner]

Yes, Tahseen himself, long may his praises be sung! (I ran across his story by accident several years ago. With 341(!) ISIS kills, he’s a hero in my book.) Great sculpt, Paul! Now, if you could only finish up the Vietnamese Paras quick so I can put an order in!

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Well spotted