can anyone tell me what color Austrian and French Gun carriages would be, would the limbers be the same color ?
René Chartrand's Osprey title Louis XIV's Army states that French gun-carriages were red with black ironwork. C.S. Grant in his From Pike to Shot 1685 to 1720 says that one source gives the colour as red whilst another gives it as blue. Mine are dark red.
I can find no reference for the Austrian artillery but I would suggest that yellow ochre with black strapping, which is what the Hapsburg Empire used right up until the late eighteen hundreds, would not be too far adrift.
thanks for the info 8) :)
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=114207 (http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=114207)
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thanks weewars
are the crews in your pic SYW ?
Yes, Sash and Saber 40mm.
I have the same info as Ray.
Also have the following if of interest:
Russia - Brick Red
Saxony - Black
Prussia - Mid Blue
Bavaria - Grey
Wurttemburg - Natural Wood
Hanover - REd
Hesse-Kassel - Grey or Blue
Brunswick - Grey or Red
Sweden - Sea Blue
Denmark - Red
United Provinces - Dark Blue
Britain - Bluey Grey
Chad
There are others in the link above the pic I posted.
Quote from: Chad on 29 November 2013, 04:01:50 PM
I have the same info as Ray.
Also have the following if of interest:
Russia - Brick Red
Saxony - Black
Prussia - Mid Blue
Bavaria - Grey
Wurttemburg - Natural Wood
Hanover - REd
Hesse-Kassel - Grey or Blue
Brunswick - Grey or Red
Sweden - Sea Blue
Denmark - Red
United Provinces - Dark Blue
Britain - Bluey Grey
Chad
That's useful, Chad. Thanks for that. :-bd
No problem Ray
Chad