The 15th The King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1759 and distinguished themselves under the Duke of Wellington in Spain and Portugal in the Napoleonic Wars, including Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo (Sunday 18 June 1815).
DiD's Napoleonic Series has been exceptional and their latest release "15th The King's Hussars" is no exception. This is the BEST of the series by far.
Basic Hussar "George" figure out of box
The tight fitting braided jacket worn by the hussars was known as the dolman. "George" comes with two pairs of trousers.
The hussar also wore reinforced breeches which had leather on the inside of the leg to prevent them from wearing due to the extensive riding in the saddle. There is a red stripe running up his breeches on the outside.
Sabertache - a distinctive leather satchel carried by calvarymen, hung from the saber belt, used to hold writing and sketching materials
The King's Hussar wore a fur busby with plume. Note the other crossbelt with clip for carbine fastened together with the cartridge box and belt by a stud
A complete 15th The King's Hussar by DiD with his pelisse: a short fur-edged jacket which was often worn slung over one shoulder in the style of a cape, fastened with a cord. This garment was extensively adorned with braiding (often gold or silver for officers) and several rows of multiple buttons. It was worn over the braided dolman or tunic.
DiD's other Napoleonic Era soldiers include the 42nd Royal Highlander Regiment and the Royal Scots Line Infantry Regiment.
One of their most outstanding figure of all - Samurai Date Masamune
8 comments:
Good score, Alex! Initially, was thinking to get this cool figure. Because I like its uniform and accessories. Finally, decided not to buy it as to save money for the toys I like the most rather than go into another toylines. Also, have to save as much as possible to prepare for the current financial crisis..
thanks desmond. one of the reasons that got me into this hobby were the ceremonial uniforms released by Action Man because of the superb detailing and accessories. We all got to tighten our belts now with the crunch :(
Well...can eat less, bathe less (save water), buy less clothes...etc so that can continue to buy toys..LOL
hear hear adrian all for MORE toys!!
Sorry to rain on your parade. This is not a Hussar.
All Hussars had to have a mustach at this time. All no exceptions.
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thanks for that bit of "hair-y" info :) I learn something new every time someone leaves a comment CHEERS!!
Great detail but what's the point when no one is doing
a horse that's of the same quality.
With no horse he becomes infantry.
perhaps if we all made more noise, the 1/6 manufacturers will hear us ;p
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