"French Cavalry Tack Question" Topic
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| Littlearmies | 03 Jul 2014 4:17 a.m. PST |
Hi All,
Not exactly tack and probably a fairly stupid question. I have some AB Chasseurs to paint and they have a rolled up blanket poking out from under the front of the shabraque. Am I right in assuming grey or black? Or should they be some other colour? Thanks
Malc |
 Artilleryman  | 03 Jul 2014 6:36 a.m. PST |
It could be the end of a holster in which case it would be brass. If it is definitely a roll then you can paint it dark green to represent their rolled up cloaks unless these are modelled elsewhere in which case I would use grey. |
| Deadmen tell lies | 03 Jul 2014 8:42 a.m. PST |
See were the carbine is… does it look like that coming down, if
so Artilleryman is right its the casing.
Regards
James
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| Widowson | 03 Jul 2014 12:27 p.m. PST |
If it's pointed, it may be a pistol holster. But more likely it's a rolled greatcoat, in which case it would be green. |
| Littlearmies | 04 Jul 2014 2:27 a.m. PST |
Hi
It's definitely not a pistol holster – so green it is! Thanks for your assistance! Malc |
| Marc the plastics fan | 04 Jul 2014 7:29 a.m. PST |
That is weird – I thought the sheepskin covered the expensive pistol holders and their lace work. Never knew it was another blanket. |
| Widowson | 04 Jul 2014 12:55 p.m. PST |
Hey Marc,
Think about it. If you were a Napoleonic cavalryman, could you get everything you needed into that little valise on the back of the saddle? Even a spare pair of boots wouldn't fit. So it was pretty common for men to stuff things underneath the front of the shabraque, rolled up in a greatcoat or blanket. Now, how they got to their pistols with all the extra kit there, I do not know. |
| Widowson | 04 Jul 2014 12:56 p.m. PST |
Just look at the illustration above. There is no way that huge bulge is just the front of the saddle and a couple of pistols. |
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