Gerolstein Or Prussian Landwehr
These are Hat figures. it is a nice idea how you can buy boxes of them in various poses so you can make regiments doing particular things. The backpacks and ammo bags are joined and come separate from the bodies. generally they plug in okay but leaving the ammo pouch joined to the pack does mean it does not sit close to the body. I was tempted to cut the pouch off the pack but in the end decided it as too much trouble when I had a unit to complete.
The Prussian Landwehr in this set are intended as Napoleonic militia. the equipment varied with black or white belts and possibly brown. The usual coat color was dark blue but there were also brown or grey ones. The coat had different cuff and collar colors for different regiments, including white, yellow, light blue and red. As I am imagining my Gerolstein forces as mostly blue coated they double as Gerolstein militia.
This style of uniform is more modern than the usual tailed Napoleonic coats and so will pass muster throughout the 19th century if you ignore the flintlock muskets but you have to look closely to tell the difference so mine will be used for much later periods as well, possibly, as Napoleonic!
They could also pass as American marines for the Mexican American war although I'm not sure if they wore frock coats. You could even use them for American Civil War given the riot of different uniforms early in the war.
The flag bearer is an ACW figure, I forget the brand, but possibly Accurate,with cap cut down and then built up and coat extended with putty. The flag is a Gerolstein one from the Virtual Armchair General.
The Prussian Landwehr in this set are intended as Napoleonic militia. the equipment varied with black or white belts and possibly brown. The usual coat color was dark blue but there were also brown or grey ones. The coat had different cuff and collar colors for different regiments, including white, yellow, light blue and red. As I am imagining my Gerolstein forces as mostly blue coated they double as Gerolstein militia.
This style of uniform is more modern than the usual tailed Napoleonic coats and so will pass muster throughout the 19th century if you ignore the flintlock muskets but you have to look closely to tell the difference so mine will be used for much later periods as well, possibly, as Napoleonic!
They could also pass as American marines for the Mexican American war although I'm not sure if they wore frock coats. You could even use them for American Civil War given the riot of different uniforms early in the war.
The flag bearer is an ACW figure, I forget the brand, but possibly Accurate,with cap cut down and then built up and coat extended with putty. The flag is a Gerolstein one from the Virtual Armchair General.
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