Rotating Quintain Red
Manufacturer: Papo & Le Toy Van
Rotating Quintain Red (approx 11cm high)
Training for the joust was first done on a wooden horse on wheels, pulled by several men. The trainee had to hit a static rectangular board. The board had a slit through. When training with a real horse, a target that would rotate when hit was used. This was called a quintain and had a square board mounted on a long, revolving pole. At the other end of the pole was a heavy weight. If the trainee hit the board head-on and in the center, then the device would spin around and the weight would miss him. If, however the lance struck off center and/or the rider was not fast enough, then the bag would swing and knock him off his horse.