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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Firelocks to Maxims (1680 - 1900) => Topic started by: maciek on 28 June 2011, 05:20:29 PM

Title: 145th anniversary of 1866 war
Post by: maciek on 28 June 2011, 05:20:29 PM
For all those interested in reenacting and/or 1866 war:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V6-TOpfcq_8/TgoEDY5mEvI/AAAAAAAAACI/DB3G0fg6t94/s1600/jicin1.JPG)
Please check last post on my blog:
http://zealandbayonets.blogspot.com/2011/06/jiczin-1866-2011.html
Title: Re: 145th anniversary of 1866 war
Post by: Chad on 28 June 2011, 09:26:22 PM
Maciek

Interesting thanks. I see the Jager are wearing blue trousers, while all information available says grey. Do you think the blue trousers were all that were available?

Chad
Title: Re: 145th anniversary of 1866 war
Post by: maciek on 29 June 2011, 06:21:23 AM
I saw those Jaegers without coats, and their trousers and jackets as well were blueish-grey.
Title: Re: 145th anniversary of 1866 war
Post by: maciek on 29 June 2011, 08:49:00 AM
... and Knotel also shows Jaegers in blue-grey:

(http://www.grosser-generalstab.de/sturm/img3/stm3_236.jpg)    (http://www.grosser-generalstab.de/sturm/img3/stm3_235.jpg)
Title: Re: 145th anniversary of 1866 war
Post by: maciek on 04 July 2011, 02:39:39 PM
1866 battlefields tour report updated.
Check the blog and enjoy !