"Perry French Hussars, in metal!" Topic

I might just beat Tango to it. The time difference means he is still in his bed. (grin)

Perrys have today announced French Hussars. So what you cry? Metal is the answer! Dolman with a separate slung pelisse (as for plastics) and others wearing pelisse. All come with covered shako, so they are more campaign than the plastics. I would love to see them on the standing horses so rarely used (chasseurs a cheval have them) but also a figure holding the carbine, the butt resting on the thigh……if only. No-one does that pose (in 28mm anyway);

This cannot be true until we hear from Tango !

Doubting Thomas. Come on Tango, wake up, get up, switch on your PC. They will not believe ME…………

That's not gonna stop him from posting it again.

Resistance is futile! Vive les hussards!

Great looking figures but I already have all the French regiments of hussars, a pity the command stand has no standard bearer, I like every unit to have it's eagle even though it is not certain they were on campaign

Not certain? Pardonez Moi, as Del Boy would have said. Light cavalry would be the last to carry an eagle into action…as these figures are posed. I doubt many carried it beyond their depot…which begs the point, what the purpose of the damned thing then?

Mind you, everyone of us still includes an eagle, even in the most "heroic poses". My Gendarmes d'Elite have three eagle bearers, one more than the number of trumpeters and 10% of the entire unit.

Hang on…I have just read this again

You have ALL the French Hussar regiments? Every single one….?

Impressed if so

Come on Tango. Despertarse……………!

They look amazing (of course). Also heartening (from a selfish perspective) to see the Perrys still thinking about doing mainstream Naps again – much as I admire their figs for less well-knnown armies I'm still a "French and Brits" collector.

British heavy cavalry in plastic please!!!

I wich I had every single hussar :) but yes I do have all the regimens (16 figure units). But come to think of it these hussars may also be used for Westphalians and I am still building up this force, so I might just order a couple of packs from our beloved Perry twins.

Can someone explain French hussar shakos to me? I see these are listed as 1805-1815 but I thought (doubtless incorrectly) that the French hussars in 1815 wore the tall "cylinder" shako, not the bell shako these figs are wearing.

I hope I'm wrong – then I can justify buying these!

By 1815 the cylindrical shako was the norm , there might have been some older style types in use untill 1814 but for the 100 days campaign that is rather unlikely.

Let me suggest my pet theory. The truly cylindrical shako pre Second Restoration is an anachronism. So is the conical shako of the 2e Eclaireurs….

It represents what artists, working 10 years later, showed. It was what was then the norm.

I could develop this if needed. You do not need to know. It looks great

Interesting theory Deadhead, off course it also depends what is the "truly" cylindrical shako. I immediately admit that I have not done any real primary research into that matter(more an infantry man) but I do know that Patrice courcelle who is really doing his research throughoutly supports the cylindral shako. and I' ve seen a couple in museums such Musée de l'armee and Emperi, then again they might also be from just after the 1st empire, hard to tell exactly. I fully agree with you on the matter of the 'conical shako" for the éclaireurs. And one thing I 've learned from observation and personal experience, it usually takes longer than anticipated to replace older material with new ones. So when in doubt, rather go for the older being still worn than the newer being already worn. By the way I think you should get some of these hussars Deadhead, I am sure you will turn them into little masterpieces as usual (cfr Mamelukes etc)

The truly cylindrical shako became very much the thing even for infantry in the post Second Restoration royal army. It is notable that Marbot's outfit from Waterloo has the best provenance of anything exhibited. (Paintings tend to reflect contemporary styles) His shako is noticeably wider at the crown than the headband, but the effect is less than the traditional shako I concede. Fashions were changing…..

I think the cylindric shako looks great….but it may be wrong for 1815

I have a lead mountain to catch up on! The 15mm coach distracted me!

They are very nice. Since all my Prussians are 1813-1815, these would fit in.