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Russian Hussars 1877

Dear Strelets,

I tried to check my uniformarchiv for uniformplates of
1877 Russian hussars. What I have found is much different from your masters. So I found some in
"Schirmmütze" but none in kepis. Do you have a link to show some plates or original uniforms for this units?

And as said above in another thread, I think they would be very good for French guys in 1870

cheers
Uwe


http://historyin172.blogspot.com/

Re: Russian Hussars 1877

Hi Uwe

Have a look here - this is always my first call for uniforms...

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgtitle_tree.cfm?title_id=614971&level=2&tword=

I tried to paste a few images of Hussars (I think they are anyway) with Kepi

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=285978&imageID=443578&total=43&num=0&parent_id=285950&word=&s=¬word=&d=&c=&f=&k=0&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&lword=&lfield=&imgs=20&pos=14&snum=&e=w

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=285996&imageID=443587&total=43&num=20&parent_id=285950&word=&s=¬word=&d=&c=&f=&k=0&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&lword=&lfield=&imgs=20&pos=23&snum=&e=w

Hope this helps - looking forward to seeing them released too

Re: Russian Hussars 1877

Dear Uwe
My understanding is that they wore either the furashka or a plumed kepi but this was often a regiment's preference. The furashka, peaked cap became popular in the war especially with elite regiments and most pics I have seen have hussars in the furashka usually matching the colour of the Attila jacket.
I would have thought the hussars would have had more men with swords and the horse equipment doesn't look right for either dragoons or hussars. The dragoon box art looks better. The three girths are right but should be more widely spaced.
There may be a wealth of info in Bulgaria, the Ukraine and Russia to back Strelets designs of the dragoons and hussars but are we supposed to take it on trust?
They may be very accurate depictions but frankly I need convincing and how do you use these poses in the context of the campaigns?

David

Re: Russian Hussars 1877

Hi guys,

thanks for your answer. The vinkhuizen collection shows in the folder "1875-1880" the Piratzky plates which are more the 1860 uniform, maybe worne in 1877 too.

I visited the Turkish army museum in Istanbul two month ago, but found just a few paintings here. I have never been to Bulgaria and Roumania, checking the museums there. On the web I found the Plevna museum, but these guys were not very helpful when I've asked for some information....

In the past Strelets had always good links to offer when producing new figures. So I hope they will show us some Russian links here too:-)


As you said David, most of my plates show the furashka too. Sadly I have no written sources for this subject. I am with you with the pose-selection. Some more charging poses with raised sabres would have been fine. But I have a sharp knive and will try to do my best...

cheers
Uwe

Re: Russian Hussars 1877

Dear Uwe,

you may try the following links:
http://www.gusa.ru/form.html
http://www.kulichki.com/gusary/istoriya/uniform/evoluciya/
http://www.imha.ru/knowledge_base/base-11/page,1,1144524379-lejjb-gvardii-gusarskijj-ego-velichestva-polk.html
http://warstar.info/glinka_russky_army_kostjum/illustrazii_glinka3.html
http://hvac.livejournal.com/322952.html
http://www.imha.ru/index.php?newsid=1144523509
http://www.vexillographia.ru/russia/rarmy064.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPFK6aCbRmU&feature=related

Best regards,

Strelets

Re: Russian Hussars 1877

Dear Strelets

Some good links

But this is what I would have preferred in a set to go with the winter infantry. From your links:


Hussars crossing the Umargach(?mountains)

I believe the horses were in the regimental colour whites/greys in this case and the chestnut is probably a pack animal.

David

Re: Russian Hussars 1877

Strelets have nice reference source ,its so good to see these .It will be a big help thankyou. i just love looking at teh old painting and photographic studies.cannt get any better than photograph .1 link ".htn" not work for me but rest are fine .
this is new ground for me also.

Pleven Panorama

Dear All

For the Russo Turkish war 1877/8 the Pleven/Plevna Panorama is a must. It is like (inspired by?) the Sebastopol Panorama. A Google image search using "Pleven Panorama" should yield some very high res pics of the panorama eg 6-7 Mb per pic.

David

Re: Pleven Panorama

Dear Strelets,

thank you for the links. I knew you would show something that I haven't seen before

And David

don't forget the Roumanian part in this battle. I already painted some Waterloo Bersaglieri into Roumanian light infantry and now I am waiting for Strelets to bring the line.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File levna_diorama_1.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File levna_diorama_2.jpg

cheers
Uwe

Will Strelest make ew Turkish Infantry for RTW

I would like to think STrelets make some new Turk Infantry (Talles or elite Egyptian in Turkish service) ....

Or even better a bigger infantry set of differentr 24 figures (x 2 )per set. or add 12 new figures to 12 rtw ones released in in ST903. Streklets have plenty of options .

I cannot express my delight for turk and rouskie rtw artillery .They will be the hot cakes.