19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
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Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Nice looking chaps. I'm a bit concerned that the 3 figures in the last photo look like OAPs with their white hair & whiskers.
Surely they deserve to be pensioned off?
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Surely they deserve to be pensioned off?
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Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Nice work, Willz.
If "The System" is the answer, who asked such a bloody stupid question?
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Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
The perks of being a grenadier Donald, automatic seven years extra service to the crown.
Cheers for all your kind comments and support.
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Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Ah, back to the classic SSMs. Very nice.
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Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
They are very nice indeed !
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Nicely done
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Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Indeed - always nice to see! Spiffing, in fact.
On a technical point, were there any obvious (at this scale/size, anyway) uniform differences between 1st and 2nd Battalion personnel?
Kein Plan überlebt den ersten Kontakt mit den Würfeln. (No plan survives the first contact with the dice.)
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Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
No easy answer to this, mate. The Leibgarde Regiment excepted, the battalions all had the same uniform. Whether they used coloured sword knots to distinguish each company, as was done from at least FWII's reign onwards, I can't answer. Modern illustrators (Menzel, Dorn, Jany) show coloured knots and sometimes all white. But all white may indicate the Leib Kompangie, as it did in 1792. My German isn't good enough for me to have ferreted out any firm answer and Kronoskaf dodges the issue by not discussing sword knots.BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 1:22 pmIndeed - always nice to see! Spiffing, in fact.
On a technical point, were there any obvious (at this scale/size, anyway) uniform differences between 1st and 2nd Battalion personnel?
Of course, only a madman would paint the company colours of sword knots on 20mm figures. And never on AB 15's, no matter how well detailed they were.
If "The System" is the answer, who asked such a bloody stupid question?