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Title: Hesse Darmstadt & Baden Artillery 1866
Post by: macca197338 on 07 May 2018, 11:15:07 AM
I've been building an 1866 VIII Federal Corps army. I've got stuck trying to find the uniforms for the HD and Baden gunners. I'm presuming blue caps and tunics and grey trousers like the line infantry, but can anyone kindly confirm?

Many thanks
Title: Re: Hesse Darmstadt & Baden Artillery 1866
Post by: Leman on 07 May 2018, 04:08:31 PM
From 'The Armies of 1866'

Baden artillery: Blue tunic with black cuffs and collar patches. Yellow buttons and white leather belting. Headwear dark blue field cap with black band and piping. Gun carriages greenish grey with black metal fittings.

HD artillery: Dark blue tunic with pointed cuffs and white buttons. Collar blacked piped red with one bar of white litzen.  Belting was black leather. Headgear either a Prussian style pickelhaub with yellow fittings or dark blue peaked field cap with black band piped red and red crown piping.

Trousers for both were dark grey with red piping.

Hope that helps.
Title: Re: Hesse Darmstadt & Baden Artillery 1866
Post by: macca197338 on 07 May 2018, 07:11:12 PM
Thank you very much, Leman, you're a gent.