League Of Augsburg - Fighting Talk

First sculpt of Swedish Cavalryman circa 1709
http://www.leagueofaugsburg.com/gallery ... 7-376.html#

will my paypal account ever get any rest. far to much temptaion there for me mr hilton.

I know it's for the other thread, but I love the Dragoon and Enthusiastic Cavalry command figures!!!

Russian James wrote:I know it's for the other thread, but I love the Dragoon and Enthusiastic Cavalry command figures!!!

thinking the same myself . . the dismounted dragoon command looks fantastic.

Barry,
Very inspiring on the first Swede figure...looking forward to the completed project!

BTW - the other figures are also awesome too...now I have to save up more cash for the BIG buy...lord help us.

I think the tricorn may be too big?

Clibinarium wrote:I think the tricorn may be too big?

I wouldn't say that. A Tricorne comes in so many different sizes over the time of it's existence that I think IMHO they may be right as you sculpted it.

Take a look at the pic here

http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/image ... evelop.jpg

Clibinarium wrote:I think the tricorn may be too big?

Looks OK to me. Not sure about the cuffs having buttons, though.

That's interesting Dan, I didn't pick that up from the material I was using (possibly because the cuffs are often covered by gloves). Can you expand on this?

Clibinarium wrote:That's interesting Dan, I didn't pick that up from the material I was using (possibly because the cuffs are often covered by gloves). Can you expand on this?

None of the images in "Great Northern War 1700 - 1721. Colours and Uniforms" By Lars-Eric Höglund and Åke Sallnäs show buttons on cuffs of either infantry or cavalry. Also, if you look at the many posts by PNorberg in this forum most if not all images show no cuffs. I have seen a photo of a full-sized model infantryman with cuffs, but it is the only one I have seen. Also the cuffs appear to have been smaller than those of other armies.

Maybe Dan Schorr can weigh in on this.

The figure is fantastic and can't I can't wait for this range to come out.

After a quick googling, it looks like you are right; no buttons on the cuffs of either foot or horse. I guess I just assumed they were there, since that's how the cuff is held down usually. (I take it the Swedes must have sewed theirs down? )

In the following;
"Also, if you look at the many posts by PNorberg in this forum most if not all images show no cuffs. I have seen a photo of a full-sized model infantryman with cuffs, but it is the only one I have seen"
Do you mean "buttons" in place of "cuffs"? All the coats seem to have cuffs.

Clibinarium wrote:After a quick googling, it looks like you are right; no buttons on the cuffs of either foot or horse. I guess I just assumed they were there, since that's how the cuff is held down usually. (I take it the Swedes must have sewed theirs down? )

In the following;
"Also, if you look at the many posts by PNorberg in this forum most if not all images show no cuffs. I have seen a photo of a full-sized model infantryman with cuffs, but it is the only one I have seen"
Do you mean "buttons" in place of "cuffs"? All the coats seem to have cuffs.

It may be possible that the swedes did this like the Saxons with their Kollers.
Dan Schorr:
There were no buttons. The koller was fastened with hooks and
eyes. At least initially, there were no cuffs in facing colors on the koller.

I think you are right fogleman, although I am no expert, Dan Schorr probably knows best.

One of the few remaining uniforms is thos one, belonging to Carl Wilhelm Drakenhielm, a lieutenant with the Södermanlands regemente. He was killed in Norway in 1718.

Not the best picture, but as fogleman says the cuffs seem quite small and without buttons.

You can see the same thing in this picture.

It's supposed to be Charles XII uniform from 1718, but I'm not certain.

Here's an older example, from 1687. Bigger cuffs but no buttons that I can see.

Clibinarium wrote:(possibly because the cuffs are often covered by gloves)

I think you can cover up the whole cuff with the gloves if you want to be on the safe side, Charles certainly seem to like them that way


Anyway, I think the miniature looks great, can't wait to get my hands on them!

You all beat me to it...

As Friedrich says I think they used hooks, if I'm not mistaken theres a reference to at least the lower part of the coat being held together like this in Lars-Eric Höglund and Åke Sallnäs book.

Do you mean "buttons" in place of "cuffs"? All the coats seem to have cuffs.

I meant buttons! The coats do have cuffs. Sorry.