"Cacadores sword knot colour" Topic

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Timmo uk	30 Oct 2019 5:41 a.m. PST
Should the sword knot of the Cacadores be black or green?
Prince of Essling	30 Oct 2019 1:41 p.m. PST
Superb picture by Denis Dighton (1791-1827) of the Portuguese Army can be found in the Royal Collection: 4th Cacadores, 1812 link This shows dark green. The picture is also reproduced in "Os Uniformes Portuguese na Guerra Peninsular" by Pedro Soares Branco Ribeiro's postcards – an excellent source for Portuguese uniforms – has various Cacadores but unfortunately they shows only their fronts. For example: link link
Prince of Essling	30 Oct 2019 1:46 p.m. PST
Oops scrub that last answer as on closer inspection the dark green cord is being used for the powder flask. Various sources (including Osprey, Napoleonic Association) are silent on sword knot colour.
Timmo uk	30 Oct 2019 4:00 p.m. PST
Thank you. For now I've painted them black unless some reference proves me wrong. On 18mm figures it's not really the end of the world if I'm wrong, they are such small details.
Prince of Essling	02 Nov 2019 9:05 a.m. PST
Gallica has link Uniformes portugais de 1806 à 1814 Notes et aquarelles par E. Fort et Arthur Ribeiro Author : Fort, Ernest (1868-1938). Illustrateur : Ribeiro, Arthur. Illustrateur Publication date : 1908 This shows the Cacadores at the blockade of Bayonne in 1814 and shows no sword knots.

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