Being a uniform and flag design service to wargamers and to the imaginary crowned heads of 17th and 18th Century Europe, especially of the Seven Years War period - now By Appointment to the Court of Saxe-Bearstein! (But please note that the uniforms and flags presented here are not fictional - they are genuine 17th and 18th Century uniforms and flags that are as authentic as I can make them from my sources.)
To keep things ticking over here is a relatively simple set of flags, the colours of the 2nd or Coldstream Guards in 1684 (but which may also have been carried through the 1670s):
Kronoskaf's WSS site has a detailed account of the regiment here: https://kronoskaf.com/wss/index.php?title=2nd_Foot_Guards saving me the effort! The colours changed often over the next twenty years so these are suitable only for a short period...
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David Morfitt
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Plain, but no less handsome for that.
ReplyDeleteKind Regards,
Stokes
Thank you, Stokes. :-) I do agree; not all flags can be crazily complex and varied, anyway, and without the plainer flags the more complex ones would not stand out! (And I can do the plainer flags far more easily so that's a win for me too... ;-))
DeleteAll the best,
David.
Might be a simple set of flags but they are a lovely set and one of the most iconic British regiments too!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie. :-) Certainly, in heraldic terms, plainer usually means older and more distinguished, as with the 17th-18th century French infantry flags, for instance, or English mediaeval heraldry.
DeleteAll the best,
David.
Nice looking flags.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Thank you, Willz. :-) They do have a certain je ne sais quoi. ;-)
DeleteAll the best,
David.
David my google account will only allow me to post anonymously?.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
It's the same for me and many blogs too, Willz. Very odd and very frustrating at times...
DeleteAll the best,
David.
Very nice!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ray. :-) The frequent changes of English flags in the late 17th and early 18th century can be very frustrating, though!
DeleteAll the best,
David.
Very nice work David and a sort of transitional in terms of the design, as the Major's flag has strong echoes of the ECW designs. Not surprising maybe given it's not long after the ECW finished.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve. Yes, indeed, it was a very transitional period for flags in many other countries too with a trend towards much simpler and more uniform designs - that makes flag creation both easier and rather more boring! ;-)
DeleteAll the best,
David.