Pics of WW1 US cavalry?

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hi

Does any one have any pics of the WW1 US cavalry? I was just wondering if the rig and tack was very much different to the British or French in this scale?

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Sunray]

Can I second GOM's request and widen it to ALL the WW1 US range?  The "Yanks are coming" to AVBCW !

Sunray Out

[Squirrel]

The "Yanks are coming" to AVBCW !

Sunray Out

They already arrived in Sussex

Cheers,

Kev

[Shedman]

It would be nice if they were in Montana/Smokie Bear hats so that Pershing could go chasing Villa south of the Rio Grande

[Sunray]

Good point Shedman, there are a couple of codes in SCW militia that paint up as excellent Villa forces ! Now has anyone an image of the WW1 Yanks ?

Sunray Out

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hi All

poking around in corners I did come up with what I believe are pictures of American cavalry. They are from some of the dioramas from the prolific and talented brush of Carlos Briz aka jfariahitech from this forum.

I'll only post links because the pictures are large,

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qvNkzC3Kwys/TfXazo-wNGI/AAAAAAAABH4/22wTgpdXO_0/s1600/Maio2011+038+WWI+WoW+Minifigs-Pendraken.JPG

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bJW4t74zbpQ/TfXay8rb1SI/AAAAAAAABH0/w3n3NHXszWE/s1600/Maio2011+037+WWI+WoW+Minifigs-Pendraken.JPG

Pursuant to the discussion on ships does anybody know the provenance of the torpedo boat in this picture:-

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hsGYu80MfKg/Td-M8q8h_jI/AAAAAAAABGQ/NGiaZYt7QgQ/s1600/Maio2011+046+WWI+Repainted+Oldies.JPG

Edit:- I found it, AER Moldava, old kit not sure if it's still produced, other gems such as these were available:-




Will try to follow up and see if these are still around.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Sunray]

Thanks GOM, always amazed by what you manage to uncover in dark corners.   From a gaming aspect, these US figures appear to  have little detail in 10mm to distinguish from Brits - small aspects like the chest mounted gasmask case etc. Do they differ in pose from the WW1 Brit cavalry in helmet ? 

the torpedo boat looks easy enough to scratch build with balsa and card.

Sunray out

[Leon]

The US cavalry have got a rifle held vertically, as opposed to the Brits which have a lance.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hi Leon

Thanks for the info, if they are basically the British cavalry but with different equipment then I can see them being used for Yeomanry or LDV in my VBCW campaign  .

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Sunray]

As a point of interest, when exactly did British Cavalry ditch the lance ?  And... was it the general issueweapon of all Brit horse by late WW1 ?  I only ask because I remember reading war diarys in IWM of Brit Dragoons encountering "Ulans"  at Mons (1914) and the Dragoons had sabres and SMLEs at the start of the war.  They were gleeful about how unwiedly the lance was in a mele - bit like French lancers at Waterloo!

So did post war Brit cavalry have the lance ?

I agree with GOM, Yanks make useful cavalry figures - another sale Leon !

Sunray out 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

well before WWI, havent got an exact date.....

IanS

[Sunray]

Ok, so if we have established that Brit Cavalry (1914-18) were not issued with the lance, but carried sabre and SMLE Mk III, how do we have BP4 with a lance ?  And is there any chance of a new accurate figure for the period?

Sunray

[Shedman]

According to the Osprey British Cavalry Equipments 1800-1941 the lance was relegated to a ceremonial weapon in 1903. However 6 years later the lance was reinstated as a weapon of war and remained one until 1927

There are a couple of photos of 1914 British Cavalry with lances eg http://www.oz.net/~markhow/16th-a.gif

[Sunray]

Thanks mate - good hard information with  decent source material.   and a nice image- with SD caps, probally early war.

When you think about it Cavalry in this ere were titled 'Dragoons' ,  'Hussars' and ...'Lancers', not to mention Household and various TA squadrons of yeomanry.

Would it be correct to assume that the Lancers would have retained the lance and the rest would be sabre and rifle ?

Sunray Out

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Logic - in the BRITISH ARMY, well there could be a first time.

IanS