"The 93th Sutherland Highlanders" Topic
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| Tango01 | 04 Jul 2019 10:17 p.m. PST |
The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders are now available from Empress Miniatures
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| 42flanker | 04 Jul 2019 11:17 p.m. PST |
Those will be the 93rd Highlanders in India during the Sepoy Mutiny 1857-58. Quilted sun shades on their full feather bonnets and brown 'boat coats' |
 deadhead  | 05 Jul 2019 1:37 a.m. PST |
That is the weirdest Highland rig I have ever seen,,,,but I would imagine highly practical in that climate |
| 4th Cuirassier | 05 Jul 2019 1:46 a.m. PST |
The company must be based in Hoxton or Shoreditch because the sculpts are clearly based on the kind of people you see around there. |
| ConnaughtRanger | 05 Jul 2019 12:19 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 05 Jul 2019 12:43 p.m. PST |
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| 42flanker | 05 Jul 2019 3:52 p.m. PST |
"That is the weirdest Highland rig I have ever seen,,,,but I would imagine highly practical in that climate" The mid-C19th feather bonnet was surprisingly well ventilated and apparently more resistant to a sword cut than you'd expect. The quilted sun shade protected the side of the face somewhat but not the front. The brown linen 'boat coats' had been issued in England to a number of regiments bound for China on an expedition from which the 93rd and others were diverted; intended to be worn over or instead of the red Highland doublet, the boat coats by coincidence became one of the many shades of 'khakee' adopted during the Mutiny; and with red facings on collar, cuff and shoulder strap, one of the smarter forms. The kilt is hot, invites vermin and leaves the legs exposed to the sun. It is, however, also well ventilated. |
| dibble | 06 Jul 2019 2:50 a.m. PST |
Not forgetting the sporran too! And the beards. |
| 42flanker | 06 Jul 2019 6:20 a.m. PST |
Ah, yes. 'The swinging six.' Of all the impedimenta the Highland soldier had imposed upon him… but, hush. Shaving was a luxury, of course, and a bushy beard may have afforded some protection to the pink Gael skin. And after all, the fashion outlasted the Mutiny by a good few years and would flourished once again on subsequent long, hot campaigns. We possibly underestimate how often soldiers went bearded on earlier campaigns, although they would shave as regularly as they could. |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
