"Foot Guards' lace stripe colour?" Topic
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 4th Cuirassier  | 14 Feb 2021 6:40 a.m. PST |
Does anyone know what this was? I've consulted a wide variety of paper and online sources but I can't find one that says what colour the intra-lace striping was the for Guards. I can find it for every line regiment going, but not the Guards and the Hamilton-Smith schematics lack the resolution to show this (if they even attempt it). I'm painting 1/32 CTA Guards and this detail is going to be visible. Best guess is dark blue but it will be a pain to correct it afterwards if this guess is wrong. Cheers in advance. |
| RittervonBek | 14 Feb 2021 7:01 a.m. PST |
Franklin's books show plain white lace. |
| 4th Cuirassier | 14 Feb 2021 8:15 a.m. PST |
Is it illustrated that way or specifically described? |
| RittervonBek | 14 Feb 2021 10:18 a.m. PST |
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| IronDuke596 | 14 Feb 2021 11:34 a.m. PST |
And in the text for all three regiments. |
| 4th Cuirassier | 14 Feb 2021 11:36 a.m. PST |
So would that have looked like a red stripe of the jacket colour visible underneath, or just white? |
| Frederick | 14 Feb 2021 12:15 p.m. PST |
Ian Fletcher's book on Wellington's Army also shows and states plain white lace |
| RittervonBek | 14 Feb 2021 12:21 p.m. PST |
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 deadhead | 15 Feb 2021 7:38 a.m. PST |
Fosten's "British Foot Guards at Waterloo. Vol 2. Uniforms of Officers and Men" specifically states plain white lace as does CE Franklin.
1st Guards single spacing bastion ended
2nd (but I know you must never call them that) paired point ended
3rd triple and pointed. All three had significant differences in lace application of course both for Officers and ORs, when compared to line. |
| 42flanker | 15 Feb 2021 7:45 a.m. PST |
2nd(butIknowyoumustnevercallthemthat) (37)
coldstream (10) |
| deadhead | 15 Feb 2021 10:54 a.m. PST |
Nulli secundus, as they say. Funny how many reference books do talk of the Second Guards, variably qualified with a (Coldstream) addition |
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