"Hessian Jaeger shoulder cords" Topic
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| barcah2001 | 09 Aug 2009 6:19 a.m. PST |
I'm painting some OG 15mm Hessian jaegers. The advancing figures clearly have shoulder cords on their left shoulder.
In the figure they have fallen on the back. I can't find these in any of the sources I have. Are these a sign of rank
or elite status? Are they white? Thanks for any help. |
| NBATemplate | 10 Aug 2009 10:31 a.m. PST |
Hesse-Kassel jaegers had an aiguillette or shoulder cord in yellow or gold on the right (not the left) shoulder – all ranks had the aiguillette. Aiguillettes were common in various armies but didn't generally denote elite status, as far as I know. Regards, David
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| barcah2001 | 10 Aug 2009 1:56 p.m. PST |
Thank you for the information--it is on the right shoulder of the figure. Yellow aiguillettes all around it is. Mark |
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