"French cuirassier saddle cloth edge?" Topic
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09 Aug 2020 12:20 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "french cuirasier sadle cloth edge ?" to "French cuirassier saddle cloth edge?"Crossposted to Napoleonic Painting Guides board
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| Sarge Joe | 09 Aug 2020 7:50 a.m. PST |
white like trooper trumpeters facing colours? but v c officers |
| Sarge Joe | 09 Aug 2020 7:53 a.m. PST |
silver like their epauletes? |
| Artilleryman | 09 Aug 2020 9:01 a.m. PST |
The official horse furniture for the cuirassier officers was a square shabraque with separate, single- flap holsters. They were imperial blue with silver lace on the shabraque nd holsters of various widths depending on the rank of the officer. There was usually a silver grenade in the rear shabraque corners.
Here's an excellent example. There were other variations but this was pretty much the regulation. |
| Sarge Joe | 09 Aug 2020 9:57 a.m. PST |
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| Artilleryman | 09 Aug 2020 2:33 p.m. PST |
Trumpeters had the same horse furniture as the troopers except that the sheepskin was black.
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| SHaT1984 | 09 Aug 2020 3:52 p.m. PST |
Agreed.
Variations being- Early Empire- no/ few sheepskins in use so plain schabraque and holster covers for many (trumpeters excluded, being 'special'). Regimental number in corners common (legacy of the Consular/ Revolutionary period) before grenades (ie an 'elite' decoration symbol) were regulated; and number on portemanteau ends. Given, if you have one cuirassier, you should probably have modelled a brigade (the 'Reserve' moved in formations, not by regiments), so having alternative 'dressing' is a nice way of showing individuality. Maybe not so much after 1809… Dragoons the same info applies, except in green… I am lucky because Minifigs produced both ;-) .
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| Sarge Joe | 10 Aug 2020 12:27 p.m. PST |
saw one in blue? any cluefor the 1st |
| Prince of Essling | 10 Aug 2020 1:34 p.m. PST |
Not clear what the question is, but interpreting it is about trumpeters – here are some Rousselot prints.
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| Sarge Joe | 14 Aug 2020 6:20 a.m. PST |
some of them white sheepskins details details markosolheim |
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