"Great War Miniatures Royal Scots Greys: Figure Review (28mm)" Topic

For anyone interested in the Crimean War in 28mm, please find my review of this brand new addition to the Great War Miniatures range.

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Tried to say thanks for the review and ask a question on the blog but I clearly do not have enough net ID's to make it work (and I do not want anymore!) – so please tolerate my question here.
Thanks for the review – very useful.
The figures seem to have what I generally think of as "light cavalry" bridles. Had these become prevalent for all cavalry irrespective of designation by this time?
Thanks and regards
C

Chokidar,

My references tell me that by the Crimea campaign, horse furniture was purchased by the colonel of the regiment and was therefore not necessarily uniform throughout the army. Generally, the convention had it that the light cavalry bridles or headstalls included a facial cross-piece reportedly in an 'X' pattern and the heavies a 'Y' pattern. This does not appear to be universally applied however – for example, Light Dragoons are more often depicted with the 'Y' and in fact my pictorial sources have them mixed up quite a bit across the Crimea and preceding periods.

The throat ornaments which might otherwise differentiate the two types (crescents for light cavalry) are not included in the sculpts but the officers tassels are.

The 'Y' facial cross-piece is consistently sculpted with the Great War Miniatures Light Dragoons as well as the Scots Greys. I have the hussars and lancers but have not scrutinized them for review or painted them yet.

Hope this helps.

Many thanks General Custer, it does indeed. It is not a huge detail in the grand scheme of things but it was niggling at me.. and it is good to know that as ever the "truth" is seldom what we expect.
I used to have a friend – a lovely man – who served post war in 4RTR. He claimed that in all his service in the Middle and Far East and a good part of his time in the UK he was never kitted out with what he should have been wearing!
Regards
C