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As I'm packing up Christmas, I'm going through boxes of my figures, and I took some more pictures.
Here is another small group of figures from Frederick the Great's army:
From left to right, the first 2 are Staddens, the third is a pewter figure whose manufacturer's name escapes me, the fourth is cobbled together from two different castings of unknown manufacture, and the fifth is another Stadden.
The first is a company officer from the Garde-Grenadier-Regiment, the famous "Giant Grenadiers" of Frederick's father's day. It was difficult to tell many of the ranks in Frederick's officer corps, because insignia as we think of them today were in their early stages of development. But one way to tell a company officer like a lieutenant or captain, was that they tended to serve on foot, and so, wore gaiters, rather than boots, which were worn by mounted personnel.
The second is a general of the cuirassier regiment "Von Driesen" (Nr. 7); the plumed edge to his hat mark him as a general. The Prussians didn't call these regiments "cuirassier" regiments, until the time of the Imperial army. Before that, they were simply "regiments of horse".
This third figure, I painted as a staff officer (major or higher) of Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 46, "Bülow". Fusiliers in the Prussian army were mostly recruited from the new provinces, and were typically of smaller stature than recruits from the old Brandenburg heartlands, and were armed with shorter musket, a fusil. This figure is from a series of pewter Revolutionary War figures, and had a black metal pedestal mounted under the flat base. I wish I could remember the maker; I think they were made here in the States.
The fourth figure, I painted as a company officer of the Kleist regiment (Nr. 27). I liked the way the scalloped lace looked, on the hem and seams of the uniform jacket. The upper body was cast as one piece, without the legs. There is a grenadier figure made the same way. I have a mold to cast the grenadier figure in one piece, so I cast one and cut the lower half off, to make this officer. He's a little taller than his fellows, as a result.
The fifth is another Stadden, and was a casting in relatively decent shape. I painted him as a general of another Regiment Kleist, Nr. 9 in seniority. He has the star of the Order of the Black Eagle on his breast, which was often awarded by default when an officer was made a general.
You can see on the bases, how dusty my house is!
Prost!
Brad
Here is another small group of figures from Frederick the Great's army:
From left to right, the first 2 are Staddens, the third is a pewter figure whose manufacturer's name escapes me, the fourth is cobbled together from two different castings of unknown manufacture, and the fifth is another Stadden.
The first is a company officer from the Garde-Grenadier-Regiment, the famous "Giant Grenadiers" of Frederick's father's day. It was difficult to tell many of the ranks in Frederick's officer corps, because insignia as we think of them today were in their early stages of development. But one way to tell a company officer like a lieutenant or captain, was that they tended to serve on foot, and so, wore gaiters, rather than boots, which were worn by mounted personnel.
The second is a general of the cuirassier regiment "Von Driesen" (Nr. 7); the plumed edge to his hat mark him as a general. The Prussians didn't call these regiments "cuirassier" regiments, until the time of the Imperial army. Before that, they were simply "regiments of horse".
This third figure, I painted as a staff officer (major or higher) of Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 46, "Bülow". Fusiliers in the Prussian army were mostly recruited from the new provinces, and were typically of smaller stature than recruits from the old Brandenburg heartlands, and were armed with shorter musket, a fusil. This figure is from a series of pewter Revolutionary War figures, and had a black metal pedestal mounted under the flat base. I wish I could remember the maker; I think they were made here in the States.
The fourth figure, I painted as a company officer of the Kleist regiment (Nr. 27). I liked the way the scalloped lace looked, on the hem and seams of the uniform jacket. The upper body was cast as one piece, without the legs. There is a grenadier figure made the same way. I have a mold to cast the grenadier figure in one piece, so I cast one and cut the lower half off, to make this officer. He's a little taller than his fellows, as a result.
The fifth is another Stadden, and was a casting in relatively decent shape. I painted him as a general of another Regiment Kleist, Nr. 9 in seniority. He has the star of the Order of the Black Eagle on his breast, which was often awarded by default when an officer was made a general.
You can see on the bases, how dusty my house is!
Prost!
Brad
