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Re: WSS - Austrians

Post by Belg » Sat Nov 03, 2012 5:35 pm

curassier wrote:Cold you please share any uniform details and a link to the Grenadier print ?
many thanks
JM
a)Kuhn & Hall
Men- 1701-1715:
Coat: medium blue
Coat facing: light red
Lining: light red
Waistcoat: light red
Trousers: buff leather
Stocking: white
Necklock: white
Buttons: white
Hat border: white
Grenadier: cap black, bag red, borders and tassels white

Drummer- 1701:
Coat: crimson
Coat facing: light blue
Lining: light blue
Waistcoat: light blue
Trousers: crimson
Stocking: crimson
Necklock: white
Buttons: white
Hat border: white
Drum had crimson and dark blue flames

Officer:
Coat: crimson
Coat facing: crimson
Lining: -
Waistcoat: crimson
Trousers: crimson
Stocking: -
Necklock: white
Buttons: silver (lace too)
Hat border: silver
Sash: gold/black striped

b) CS Grant "The Armies and Uniforms of Marlbourough's Wars Vol, I"
Coat: bright blue or dark blue
Coat facing: carmine
Lining: carmine
Waistcoat: carmine
Trousers: leather or white
Grenadier: hat blac with gold grenade, red/yellow bag
Remarks: hat edged white, small red collar

You may see a picture of a Grenadier in the book by CS Grant.

Cheers,
Sergio
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Re: WSS - Austrians

Post by Rohan Wilmott » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:05 pm

Hello, Jonathon.

Try following this link - it is a superb resource.

http://www.grosser-generalstab.de/

Click "Inhalt", then "Knoetel's Uniformkunde"

The picture you seek is in Band X picture 17

I'm sure you will look at a lot of the others too!! :lol:

Cheers, Rohan.
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