tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post925041394315404550..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: Back to the PrussiansMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-48500371830860627322022-01-21T16:41:14.870+13:002022-01-21T16:41:14.870+13:00Thanks Aly…they are fun to do. I entirely believe ...Thanks Aly…they are fun to do. I entirely believe that the Japanese did that. It would be an honour thing for them too.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-24215910742567210692022-01-21T16:39:07.112+13:002022-01-21T16:39:07.112+13:00Thanks Lawrence, a,though there are still more unp...Thanks Lawrence, a,though there are still more unpainted than painted at present…just.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-5006659582567679962022-01-21T12:20:30.803+13:002022-01-21T12:20:30.803+13:00Great work Mark. You must be amassing quite a coll...Great work Mark. You must be amassing quite a collection of Prussians by now.Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-69517146187869886442022-01-21T11:33:50.209+13:002022-01-21T11:33:50.209+13:00Another nice unit Mark…
They certainly got around ...Another nice unit Mark…<br />They certainly got around and saw some action.<br />I think the Japanese also hung on to their regimental standards until they literally fell of the staff…<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-52819929664521791172022-01-21T08:26:44.989+13:002022-01-21T08:26:44.989+13:00The silk would have made them very light (although...The silk would have made them very light (although the paint probably weighed a bit) but I suspect that the paint attacked the fabric and would have flaked off with movement.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-74536501754041699812022-01-21T08:02:03.068+13:002022-01-21T08:02:03.068+13:00Thanks StuThanks StuMark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-85395448992434702222022-01-21T02:42:30.133+13:002022-01-21T02:42:30.133+13:00Very nice Mark. They do look good on mass.
Cheers
...Very nice Mark. They do look good on mass.<br />Cheers<br />StuartStuart Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01213577814388355407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-4330604293256805742022-01-21T01:16:56.207+13:002022-01-21T01:16:56.207+13:00Nice work once again Mark and some useful info re:...Nice work once again Mark and some useful info re: the tattered standard. Looking at some of the regimental standards I've seen in Bath cathedral (and other places) they are so thin as to be nearly transparent in places. So I can imagine they didn't fare well with the rigours of a campaign.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-33631197711867319322022-01-20T18:04:57.039+13:002022-01-20T18:04:57.039+13:00They did replace them, but the king insisted that ...They did replace them, but the king insisted that the go to war with the original painted silk standards as a matter of honour. But painted silk does not last well so pretty much every regiment under number 36 had some sort of damage. Some even carried their damaged standards into action in 1914.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-8371550527561396382022-01-20T16:50:10.884+13:002022-01-20T16:50:10.884+13:00And the number of units is growing…this is number ...And the number of units is growing…this is number eight.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-15481697236375247982022-01-20T16:24:56.468+13:002022-01-20T16:24:56.468+13:00What is it with the Prussians and their inability ...What is it with the Prussians and their inability to replace a damage regimental standard? I am sure you told a similar story about another unit earlier....didn't they have a textile industry capable of replacing an infantry flag....little wonder they felt the need to keep invading other people's countries....!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-6861798722132576022022-01-20T14:41:43.046+13:002022-01-20T14:41:43.046+13:00Good looking unit,storied past.Good looking unit,storied past.pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.com