Warlord Games: Winged Polish Heavy Cavalry

Hi, I just found this new boxed set from Warlord Games. This set of Polish Heavy cavlry contains eight metal riders and mounts including wings and retails for a staggering £26.00! But they look great as you can judge from this picture I borrowed from the Warlord Games website.

These wings can cause quite a stir so here's some information I found on that question if they are historical or not: "Not all hussars had wings, but all heavy winged cavalry were hussars. Wings seemed to have been added to the hussar equipment in the late 16th century. At first wings seem to have been fixed to the saddle, but by the late 17th century they were attached to the back plate. There are several theories as to why wings were worn. They kept Cossacks from lassoing riders, they made noise as the hussars rode and/or they frightened horses and soldiers. Brzezinski seems to have dispelled the noise theory as a result of re-enactors on the set of the film ‘With Fire and Sword’. The others are up for grabs, but in the end it just might have been the fact that they looked impressive and added to the martial bearing of the unit, making it more elite. The fact that not all hussars had wings attached to them adds to the theory that they were a sign of status to them. The eagle feathers were attached to a wooden frame and were either curved forward, backward or straight, but angled away from the rider." I also like the artwork on the boxed set it's just great!