Any suggestions for what to use as the following for 1914 cavalry:
German Cuirassier, Dragoon and Hussar
French Chasseur a Cheval and Hussar
British non-lance armed cavalry
There are so much fun stuff going on in the WWI dept, that I have to second this one, cave in completly and scrounge bits and bobs for the period.... :D
How different were the French and German uniforms from the 1870s?
Quote from: sunjester on 20 October 2013, 11:08:46 AM
How different were the French and German uniforms from the 1870s?
Not greatly as far as the Germans are concerned. The only problem is the lance armament which would have to be incorporated somehow. Not sure about the French. The kepi got lower and more "squashed" and the steel helmet acquired a cover, so possibly not so useful.
You could try the C19th Italian light cavalry for French hussar and chasseur a cheval. The only real problem is the epaulettes will need filing off. As far as I can remember the chasseurs had black frogging to the light blue jacket whilst the hussars had white.