"Russian colonel /chef-de-bataillon, horse outfit." Topic
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| Kellerman | 15 Mar 2010 8:47 a.m. PST |
I am just about to start painting the mounted officer for a russian infantry battalion and I have not been able to find much information about the horse outfit: Was the shabracke somewhat similar to the french, only green with silver stripes? Did they carry cloth (green with silver stripes) holster covers? or a black sheepskin?. Any symbol on the angle? Some reference for an informative illustration will be appreciated |
| Greystreak | 15 Mar 2010 9:46 a.m. PST |
First one in colour that comes to mind, for a non-general, is here: picture . Horse furniture is black leather with iron fittings. (Black sheepskins with 'star' ornamentation were normally only for generals.) Jäger officers (mounted) had a thin line of light green replacing the 'red' shown in this picture, beween the gold stripe of the shabraque. Symbols in the 'angle' of the saddle cloth were typcially reserved for Guards, Imperial Adjutant officers, and Generals. An ordinary battalion Lt.-Colonel or Colonel of a line Infantry battalion would not normally have had them in the field. |
| nvrsaynvr | 15 Mar 2010 11:56 a.m. PST |
For the Jaegers, actually dark green cloth and between the gold lace. The piping on the edge was still red. This after the 1807 change from light to dark green. Full details, as usual, are best found here:
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