"British flank company crossbelts?" Topic

Looking at the perry box and leaflet, it seems like the flank companies have natural leather crossbelt, backpack straps and musket sling?

In my 11 years of wargaming, with quite a bit of Napoleonics, I've never come across this. Neither read about it or seen other paint it.

Are the illustrated flank company perhaps of a regiment with buff facings and therefore with buff, rather than white, leather?

It seems to be true in some cases.

Are the illustrated flank company perhaps of a regiment with buff facings and therefore with buff, rather than white, leather?

That's problebly it.

Yes. It was the buff facings that decided whether you whitened your cross belts etc or not. Indeed also influenced the turnbacks on the jacket tails or the breeches worn in full dress…usually white of course, unless a buff faced regt.

Then comes the wings on the shoulders. Nothing to do with whether you had white or natural leather belts all over. The wings meant Grenadier or Light Cos in a Line or Guard Regt, Fusilier Regt or a Light Infantry Regt (but they PROBABLY did not wear the Belgic shako in the only battle that really mattered in out period of interest) or musicians

I did mange to find the Perry instruction sheet and it does make the point "Buff faced regts tended to have buff belts" and this would have been for all companies, flank or centre. I will forgive them placing the colours in the second rank, at least they have King's and regt colours correctly orientated.