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| wryeone | 28 Dec 2017 5:24 a.m. PST |
Hey all, I recently acquired a bunch of unpainted 15mm stuff in an estate sale, most of which was sorted, but some of which was the dreaded bag of "Napoleonic Misc". So a couple questions… Is there a good way to distinguish between a French and an Austrian hussar in FUll Dress c.1809? And is there an easy way to tell if an infantryman in Bicorne is suppoed to be a French revolutionary or a Spanish Line infantryman? cheers! |
| Jaycor | 28 Dec 2017 5:55 a.m. PST |
Hi
Do you have any idea of manufacturer. Infantry in bicorn could also be early Prussian or Saxon. If you could provide photos I'm sure someone here would be able to identify them. Some information on the size of figures would also be helpful in identifying them Most popular scales would be 6mm, 15mm or 25mm. I'm not too sure about the Hussar uniforms but someone should come along soon that could tell you the difference but on some of the smaller scales the differences do not always show up.
Good luck and Best wishes for the new year.
Gav |
 Artilleryman  | 28 Dec 2017 6:28 a.m. PST |
The uniforms of hussars were pretty standard throughout Europe. The main way of identifying nationality in small scales is to look at the horse furniture. Minimal for the British, sheepskin shabraque for the French and pointed shabraque for many others. This can also work for other types of cavalry. Either way, you need to take each one on a case by case basis. |
| Jcfrog | 28 Dec 2017 8:28 a.m. PST |
Maybe the saddle? Sheepskin for French, long cloth for Austrian, also thse might have the green leaves bit on shako… |
| Glengarry5 | 28 Dec 2017 11:43 a.m. PST |
I can always spot an Austrian by the round water bottles with vertical and horizontal cross straps. |
| wryeone | 28 Dec 2017 10:00 p.m. PST |
Thanks, that's already helpful for the cavalrymen Like I said, it's all 15mm, but a mix of manufacturers, some I recognize, some I don't. |
 Dye4minis | 29 Dec 2017 12:29 p.m. PST |
Any pictures you can share or code numbers on the bases? |
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