"1/72 ANZACs" Topic

New Zealand Mounted Rifles, HaT figures:

Couple more at: link

Happy to be wrong, but I thought all NZ troops wore lemon squeezers?

Thanks for not putting an apostraphe between the C and the s….a refreshing change!

@McWong73 The majority of illustrations I've seen on 'net of MRs have had flat-topped hats – campaign-battered perhaps? I think I'll use them anyway.

@Dave Jackson; of course, good of you to notice.

Nice job; I especially like the Lewis gun team.

Oh yea…d'oh!Mmeant to complement you on the terrific job!!

Mc Wong , computer says no

A 1916 photograph of Trooper Leonard Owen, Reg No 13/2882, of the Auckland Mounted Rifles, – A Squadron, New Zealand Mounted Rifle

even today

Major General Tim Keating shaking the hand of Trooper Rikki-Lee Rawleigh. All are wearing the Mounted Rifle Hat.

Wikipedia is your friend:

'The NZ version of the slouch hat, known in the New Zealand Army as the "Mounted Rifles Hat", is currently worn by the various corps and regiments of the New Zealand Army. In all cases the puggaree is khaki-green-khaki, the original Mounted Rifles puggaree, with only the badge denoting the wearer's Regimental affiliation. It was originally reintroduced for wear by Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles in the mid-1990s, but in 2000 its issue was broadened to all Corps for wear with working dress (influenced by such use by QAMR) as well as with service dress. As an alternative to the typical NZ army lemon squeezer, the NZ Mounted Rifles Hat is worn on all but the most important occasions, where the lemon squeezer takes precedence. The slouch hat predates the introduction of the lemon squeezer hat (which did not appear until after the Boer War) and is worn brim down. Historic photographs indicate the brim to have been worn up in the Australian style on occasion.'
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'The New Zealand Army, whose uniforms have historically followed the British pattern, retain the felt campaign hat (known as the "lemon squeezer" hat) as their most visible national distinction. This headdress is distinguished by a high crown and deep indentations on all four sides. It was adopted by the Wellington Regiment about 1912 (as proposed by William Malone) and became general issue for all New Zealand units during the latter stages of World War I. In addition to badge insignia, the different branches of service were differentiated by coloured puggarees or wide bands around the base of the crown (blue and red for artillery, khaki and green for mounted rifles, khaki and red for infantry, blue for engineers, yellow for Pay Corps, khaki and white for Army Service Corps, cherry-red for the Medical Corps and maroon for the Veterinary Corps.). The "lemon squeezer" was worn to a certain extent during World War II, although often replaced by more convenient forage caps or berets. After being in abeyance since the 1950s, the "lemon squeezer" was reintroduced in 1977 for ceremonial dress, where it was usually worn with a version of the khaki "no 2" service dress of the British Army. Officer cadets and the New Zealand Army Band wear this headdress with a scarlet and blue full dress uniform.

'In 2012 it was announced that the "lemon squeezer" was to be replaced for ceremonial wear by the "Mounted Rifles Hat"; a headdress resembling that of the Australian Army but without the turned-up side rim. The "lemon squeezer" will be retained only by colour guards and other limited categories.'
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So the models are correct if they are specifically portraying the Mounted Rifles of WW1.

Nice pics and great information, gents.

I'm gratified that my humble post has prompted some discussion as I don't think the ANZACs get enough exposure in our hobby. Only my opinion of course.