Photo request - FPW 12 - French Sailors

[pierre the shy]

Anybody got a decent picture of these figures please? I have trolled most of the FPW threads but can't see any.

Trying to determine if these figures would be suitable for French 1914 Fusilier-Marines? i.e. are they wearing beret with red pompom on top?

Don't think French uniforms changed that much between 1870 and 1914.

Its for a very long-term project 

Thanks
Peter

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

I believe they do, but I've never got round to 12em Corps for 1870 ( one year)!

[Leon]

There's this pic, from this thread: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=7521.0

[mollinary]

I believe they do, but I've never got round to 12em Corps for 1870 ( one year)!

If I recall correctly 12th Corps had the Blue Division, which consisted of Marines, who wore blue kepis, not armed sailors (fusiliers-Marin) who wore the Pom-Pom hat. 

Mollinary

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Seige  of Paris then?

[Leman]

they also look good in this situation:

[Chris Pringle]

Ah, the battle cry of the French navy: "To the water! This is the hour!"

[Leman]

Pierre, the only photos I've seen of the 1914 French sailors are the ones taken in Belgium. Although they are wearing the sailor hat, they are also all wearing what looks like the infantry greatcoat. Maybe French 1914 sailors in greatcoat should join the more general requests for 1914 troops, e.g. dismounted Belgian cavalry in Isabellina (which will then cover all three branches of the Belgian cavalry). The campaign through Belgium, followed by the defence of Antwerp is crying out to be done.

[Nick the Lemming]

Ah, the battle cry of the French navy: "To the water! This is the hour!"

Wonder how many people won't get it...

[mollinary]

Wonder how many people won't get it...

Absolutely no one in the entire English speaking world, and precious few in the rest of it!    

[Ithoriel]

Salve nauta!

[mollinary]

Salve nauta!

Impressively classical! Anyone manage  Ancient Greek?

[cameronian]

That was awful, I mean REALLY awful ... but I liked it 

[Ithoriel]

Impressively classical! Anyone manage  Ancient Greek?

I'm guessing here but perhaps

Χαῖρε ναύτης!

[Leman]

Ah, the battle cry of the French navy: "To the water! This is the hour!"

Is this a Napoleonic thing, because I don't  get it? 99.9% of my wargaming and military history interest is on dry land.