"When did French artillerist switch to shakos?" Topic
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 Der Alte Fritz  | 06 Nov 2009 10:39 a.m. PST |
I have been using French artillery crew in bicornes for my 1805 period armies, but for 1806-07 it appears that they might have switched their headgear to the shako. Does anyone know when the official uniform change was made? This came about when I was perusing the Elite Miniatures range of French artillery crew and they list the shako headgear for 1806 to 1815. The shako figures have more poses available than do the crew in the bicornes. |
de Ligne  | 06 Nov 2009 10:51 a.m. PST |
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| summerfield | 06 Nov 2009 3:01 p.m. PST |
Dear Sir
The transition from bicorns to shakos was a slow process. The first shakos. The black felt bicorn hat was gradually replaced by the shako from late 1807. The M1807 Grenadier Shako had a golden yellow cockade strap fastened with a uniform button and was decorated with a scarlet carrot-shaped pompon or occassionally a plume. The shako lacked chin-straps. It had red cords, red upper and lower rims as well as red side chevrons. So for the invasion of Spain (1808) and the 1809 campaign, the line artillery would be in shako. Some bicorns were worn into 1810 in Spain it seems due to supply problems. Stephen |
 Nom de Guerre | 07 Nov 2009 2:44 a.m. PST |
[Post hijack] Would the rest of the uniform have remained the same? |
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