I imagine them with my many Strelets Crimean troops especially the Tartars.

Strelets are playing to their strengths with these. I look forward to buying these and getting them in the post some time next year.
I think that charming little vignette must be an old Russian or Ukrainian proverb -he who has the goose's head has the goose

David

They look splendid, I can see penty of uses for them already.