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Re: Early Friday

I'm with Ironsides here, no Italians also beacuse they lack shoulder rolls.

But did the Belgians not wear standing collars in late WW1 like the private does, it was the coat that had a falling collar.
https://qmi.be/belgian-ww1.html

His tunic seems rather short though! Regards, Pa



Re: Early Friday

The Belgians went through a series of uniforms the "winter" tunic that you see there with the standing collar is I believe a British supplied example for 1915(so you could use modified British infantry for this period) but photos I have show they also used tunics similar to French colonial infantry tunics with broad falling collars later in war; I suspect the truth is a mixture in service at any one time.. But then reliable imformation appears to be quite scarce, mostly though the pics I have that show troops wearing the french stle capote or something very similar with multiple belt pouches which is the most distinctive feature I think, they used Belgian adapted Chauchats slightly curved mag and apparantly reliable, Mausers or other rifles with visible mags(not lebels), Colt Mgs and others, French grenades etc...

I dont think there was much action on the Belgian front once the Yser area was flooded in 1914 and they remained neutral practically thoughout the war not really taking part untill late on other then defending the land still held and operations in other countries, I think largely because of fears for the civilian population...

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Re: Early Friday

I'd really like it if the first figure was from an Indian Mutiny set, but I think the trousers and tunic are of an earlier style. Nobody's ever done an Indian Mutiny series in 1/72 or 1/32.