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Spanish Line Infantry 1808

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...1&d=1289378453

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...1&d=1289378503

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Spanish Marine 1808

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...1&d=1289378625

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And finally!

Spanish Militia 1808

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...1&d=1289378744

[ewpeyia]

Hi Ed
Thanks for all tyhe great prints - they are great!!!!
Where do they come from originally?
Regards
Gerry McGinty

Hi Gerry

I've absolutely no idea, I know that sounds daft but I've been collecting these on my computor for years but not recorded the source and I just can't remember.(It's a Cyprus thing, the sun & the odd drink tends to addle the brain!)

If it comes back to me I will post it.

Ed

[Pete67]

Hi all,
i´m new to this forum, but i collect napoleonic edged weapons since several years-mostly french.
I´offered a bonnet de police-according the seller an original french empire, but i can make neither head nor tail of it.
Can anybody help?

[Compans]

Where'd you get that? Very nice. Without going through books I'd say it's an NCO due to the gold braid (I think that officers always used the bicorne for off duty headwear). Grenadier something or other. Grenadier a Cheval or a Pied (Imperial Guard) or grenadier de ligne. Or cuirassier! Hmmm...who else used a grenade?
Or....I guess it could be pre Napoleonic or early (consular Guard etc...). The bonnet de police was used pre-revolution up until 1812 I think, when the pokalem came in.

I'd like to see some other pics of your collection. Very envious.

[ewpeyia]

Hi all,
i´m new to this forum, but i collect napoleonic edged weapons since several years-mostly french.
I´offered a bonnet de police-according the seller an original french empire, but i can make neither head nor tail of it.
Can anybody help?

The colour combination suggests it could be Spanish, see pics.
Ed

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...1&d=1289461195

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...1&d=1289461195

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...1&d=1289461195

[Pete67]

Thx for the fast replies-looks promising.
I´ll meet the director of the Bluecher-Museum next week,i hope he can help.
I live just 15km from the place where the prussians under Bluecher crossed the Rhine-its really great to imagine how the crossed there.

I saw the bonnet on ebay and was lucky to get it.

On the pics 2 of my garde de bataille, the luxury version unmarked, the plaine marked "Man. nationale de St´etienne".
For comparision my english M1796HC marked
Q / DG / D / 35
for the Queens Dragon Guards/Troup D/ Nr 35
Maker Hadly

Sharpe fans will know it ;-)

[Pete67]

Hi Compans,

are you the same compans i used to fly with in 609/81Squad in EAW and IL-2??

If yes-Blacksky here..


Best regards
Peter


PS: i´m not yet allowed to send PM so i have to post here, srry

[Compans]

Hi Pete!
Yup...same Compans here. It's a small virtual military world. Beautiful swords. I love the less fancy Dragoon sabre. Brutal, functional and has its own deadly elegance. There's a militaria thread where you could post this stuff. If you haven't looked through there it's well worth a peek. How much do these sabres go for? Obviously it must depend on rarity, type etc....

[Pete67]

Hi Comp :-),

its a real small world indeed.I will post some pics in the other thread-my collection is still on the small side, waiting for my 26th saber on the way to me, but i own some really nice pieces.

The prices depend very much-the cheapest is a briquet in relic condition i bought for $90, the most expensive till now is a luxury saber for more then $5000.
I´m dreaming of a sabre de grenadier de la garde imperial, but the sell for well above $10.000. So i´ll have to dream till i find a rich woman ;-)

[ewpeyia]

Russian Hussars 1805-15

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...1&d=1289636243

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Paris Guard 1802-08

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...1&d=1289927105

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French Cadets 1805-15

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...1&d=1289927250

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Guides d'Bonaparte 1799

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forum...1&d=1289927405