"Royal Marine musicians TAKE 2" Topic
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| Nine pound round | 20 Nov 2017 8:00 p.m. PST |
Tried to post this yesterday, with no luck. Does anyone know whether the Marines' musicians wore reversed colors, or conventional red coats with the lace and chevrons that were typically used to distinguish musicians? |
Frederick  | 20 Nov 2017 8:29 p.m. PST |
I am pretty sure it was conventional red coats with usual laces and chevrons (points down) link |
| Bashytubits | 20 Nov 2017 9:32 p.m. PST |
Here is a figure review of a Napoleonic era drummer.
He is wearing a red coat.
YouTube link |
| Edwulf | 20 Nov 2017 11:08 p.m. PST |
All blue faced units had red coated musicians, blue facings and white lace. |
| 22ndFoot | 21 Nov 2017 5:40 p.m. PST |
Scarlet coats faced blue as for a royal regiment after 1802. Before that musicians wore white coats laced – according to Stadden and Newark – with blue lace with a eide red centre stripe to accord with the white facings. |
| Nine pound round | 22 Nov 2017 4:18 p.m. PST |
Thanks, everyone- that's very helpful advice! |
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