"Shako covers for 1870 Jaegers" Topic
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| Major Bloodnok | 29 Sep 2017 4:47 p.m. PST |
Would anyone know if Prussian (and allied German) Jaeger shakos were worn with a cover for bad weather? Thanks. |
 Artilleryman  | 30 Sep 2017 7:45 a.m. PST |
I have never seen or heard mentioned covers for headgear for the German armies of 1870, Prussians included. I believe covers only came in at the beginning of the 20th Century with the introduction of field gray uniforms. They were definitely in for 1914. So for 1870 I would keep them 'shiny'. |
John Leahy  | 30 Sep 2017 12:13 p.m. PST |
Prussians were wearing then in the Napoleonic wars. |
| Artilleryman | 30 Sep 2017 3:06 p.m. PST |
As did most armies. However, by 1870, this practice seemed to have been dropped. |
| Major Bloodnok | 03 Oct 2017 6:33 a.m. PST |
Blast! I was hoping tp avoid painting the shako "tuft" of my Mecklenburg Jaegers. Oh well. Thanks all. |
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