"Bavarian colonels shabraque colours" Topic
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Marc the plastics fan  | 28 May 2017 1:21 a.m. PST |
I have seen a variety of conflicting pictures but nothing authoritative I can see that senior staff officers had red, but what were the infantry colonels' shabraques please? Around 1809 – 1812 I guess as an aiming point Some people have done them facing colours, some red, some cornflower blue. And lace – silver or gold? Many thanks Marc |
 Artilleryman  | 28 May 2017 3:51 a.m. PST |
All my sources seem to point to all regiments of infantry (including the light infantry) using a red shabraque regardless of facing colour (before the line all went red anyway). |
| Marc the plastics fan | 28 May 2017 6:53 a.m. PST |
Ah ha. Ok, that is helpful. Thank you Marc |
| Prince of Essling | 28 May 2017 12:45 p.m. PST |
Agree Red shabraque for both line and light with Silver lace. |
| Marc the plastics fan | 28 May 2017 3:34 p.m. PST |
Silver lace for all, or gold/silver by button colour? |
| Supercilius Maximus | 29 May 2017 2:47 a.m. PST |
Not sure, but bear in mind that Bavarian was one of those odd countries in which silver outranked gold – eg the Leib Regt [1st Infantry] had silver lace, the Kronprinz Regt [2nd Infantry] had gold. |
| Prince of Essling | 29 May 2017 10:41 a.m. PST |
Looking at various Peter Bunde plates, even those with brass buttons, the shabraque was edged with silver. |
| Marc the plastics fan | 29 May 2017 2:33 p.m. PST |
Cool. Ok, red with silver lace it is. Amazing how in all my uniform books I don't have enough detail But thanks all, I have finished the first colonel and 75% through the next five Marc |
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