"AWI Hessian Questions" Topic
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 Der Alte Fritz  | 06 Oct 2014 5:39 a.m. PST |
Fife & Drum is getting ready to sculpt its new Hessian figures and so I have a couple of questions : 1) do grenadier companies carry standards ( I'm guessing no) and do we need a grenadier standard bearer? 2) do grenadier officers wear mitres ( I'm guessing no, following the Prussian convention)? 3) in purchasing Hessian figures from any range/brand, do you prefer marching poses or firing line poses? Any other suggestions or input are most welcome. Cheers, Fritz ( the darned page closed out before I could cross post to the AWI board so I had to copy this to a new thread on the AWI board) |
| Tom Collins | 06 Oct 2014 5:54 a.m. PST |
Der Alte Fritz, you are correct, the grenadier companies did not carry standards and grenadier officers did not were mitres. My preference is for firing line poses. My one issue with Perry's Hessian figures is that only the Musketeer Regiment Trumbach/Bose wore overalls. |
 ColCampbell  | 06 Oct 2014 6:54 a.m. PST |
Except of course for the Grenadier Regiment Rall which was an established regiment. The others, as Tom said, were converged battalions. Here's some more information:
TMP link
link Jim |
| 45thdiv | 06 Oct 2014 7:19 a.m. PST |
Jim, Your figures will be my first Hessians. I think marching would be my first choice, but I also like firing line. I know that is not a definitive answer, but I like both. Matthew |
| Rich Bliss | 06 Oct 2014 11:27 a.m. PST |
I'd also prefer marching, but firing is good too. |
| saltflats1929 | 06 Oct 2014 12:03 p.m. PST |
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| Joes Shop | 06 Oct 2014 12:34 p.m. PST |
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| David of NorthCentralPa | 06 Oct 2014 12:58 p.m. PST |
Jim, Firing for me. Will there be Fusileers? David |
| Delbruck | 06 Oct 2014 1:45 p.m. PST |
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| rhacelt | 07 Oct 2014 5:15 a.m. PST |
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| carbine1959 | 07 Oct 2014 11:43 p.m. PST |
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| krisgibbo | 08 Oct 2014 10:34 a.m. PST |
Marching figures make my life a little easier and I dare say these men spent more time marching than almost anything else. |
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