"Portuguese infantry" Topic
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| two4slashing | 01 Jul 2019 5:21 p.m. PST |
Are the Portuguese infantry belts white or black ? |
| Timmo uk | 01 Jul 2019 11:37 p.m. PST |
Both were used. Which is correct depends on the troop type, the regiment and when it was equipped. |
 Artilleryman  | 02 Jul 2019 3:28 a.m. PST |
Basic rule of thumb: line infantry white, cazadores black. |
| Glencairn | 05 Jul 2019 3:51 a.m. PST |
Line infantry belts were white.
The backpacks are the issue on available figures.
Portuguese line infantry were originally issued with a calfskin-type hairy backpack. When I opened the Warlord box of plastic Portuguese Line, I was a bit surprised to find the backpacks modelled after the square British Trotter 'back-breaker' design, leading me to reckon these had been a British, and thus later, issue…which then might make the original false-fronted barettina shako redundant…a mix of styles, you see.
One last thing. ONE flag per batallion. Not two.
Cheeers, Glen |
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