Here's one of the essential, if unsung, characters of any army, a driver of the train. Mounted drivers wore long cavalry boots and the pack horses had red saddle cloths with the Bavarian arms in the corner. Each driver carried a short curved sword (rather like the grenadier sabre) attached to a white leather waistbelt, probably with a brown leather scabbard and brass sword furniture. Breeches were buff leather. The red stock was probably more typical of the early period - by the later SYW red stocks were kept for parades and were being phased out in favour of black.
Nice! Yeah, it seems you don't often see depictions (miniature figures, book illustrations, etc.) of these types of support personnel.
ReplyDeleteI agree, support personnel are rarely depicted. Best regards...
ReplyDeleteThanks, FB. It's always good too to do something a little different. :-)
ReplyDeleteCheers,
David.
Thanks for commenting, Bill. I think I should probably do more of the support personnel really - perhaps a surgeon or two?
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
David.
Lovely as usual, David. The rich blue coat and waistcoat makes a lovely combination. I'd love to see a surgeon or two; it's great that always you give the lesser known participants some attention.
ReplyDeleteAdam
Thanks, Adam. Yes, a surgeon or two is definitely on the stocks now. :-)
ReplyDeleteCheers,
David.