| Lancer58 | 12 Oct 2016 9:37 a.m. PST |
looking for a picture of Austrian horse limber riders for 1807, anyone got any links, cant find any myself or what I do find seems to be contradictory
Cheers guys |
 Artilleryman  | 12 Oct 2016 10:00 a.m. PST |
Here's a couple of useful illustrations. link link The uniform remained pretty much the same throughout the Wars with the shako replacing the Corsehut in about from about 1805 onwards. However, as with the infantry its introduction was neither timely or uniform which would lead to some confusion. The rule of thumb would be that the later you portray the drivers, the more likely that they will have shakos. |
| von Winterfeldt | 12 Oct 2016 11:04 p.m. PST |
the shako was never worn by train in the Napoleonic period |
| Artilleryman | 13 Oct 2016 1:21 a.m. PST |
Oh well, no shakos then. Shame, I like shakos. |
| Lancer58 | 13 Oct 2016 3:17 a.m. PST |
See now this is what I am saying, there is something about Austians that are just awkward, any other picture I want from whatever to whatever no problem, Austrian who hardly changed anything MINEFIELD.
I need to send descent pictures to my sculptor so he gets them right, or when I release the figure BAM, someone points out a glaring item that I just couldn't find, but he happens to have the exact uniform sitting in his private museum and its got an extra button on the cuff. God I love Napoleonics. |
| Lancer58 | 13 Oct 2016 4:55 a.m. PST |
Artilleryman, thanks for your help, but Its not a site I belong too, so it wont let me enlarge or print. |
| SJDonovan | 13 Oct 2016 5:20 a.m. PST |
For information on the Austrian Army I recommend W. J. Rawkins' revised edition of 'The Austro-Hungarian Army 1792-1824, which has just been released: link It is as comprehensive a work as you are likely to find (it runs to 449 pages) and it includes a section on the artillery train. Best of all it only costs £3.99 GBP (postage is free in the UK and it is available as a CD or digital download). |
| Artilleryman | 13 Oct 2016 8:06 a.m. PST |
Lancer, try 'Google Imaging' 'Austrian Artillery Train' and there are some good illustrations in the first few entries. You should be able to save them. |
| von Winterfeldt | 13 Oct 2016 8:28 a.m. PST |
the shako for Train was only introduced for some Train companies for Trial, but in the end they kept the Corsehut |
 deadhead | 13 Oct 2016 10:48 a.m. PST |
and so many companies have it wrong then……shakos for later train seem widespread. Somehow, if von W tells us this…….I am inclined to think he is more likely to be right! Glad I have no Austrian Artillery yet…I would be cursing now |
| Artilleryman | 13 Oct 2016 10:55 a.m. PST |
So the Perrys have it correct …. again. |
| Lancer58 | 13 Oct 2016 12:49 p.m. PST |
Thanks for your help guys, picture copied and sent to my sculptor. |
returns to Flintloque to paint an Ogre.
