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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: robh on 23 January 2025, 01:23:35 PM

Title: French Regimental Standards
Post by: robh on 23 January 2025, 01:23:35 PM

Does anyone know if this image shows a genuine standard or a generic interpretation to cover all the illustrated regiments?

(https://www.meisterdrucke.fr/kunstwerke/1260px/French_School_-_Review_of_the_14th_July_Our_Colonial_Troops_illustration_from_Le_Petit_Journal_s_-_%28MeisterDrucke-36382%29.jpg)

I cannot find reference to this standard with "RF" inside the wreath instead of the usual regimental number or abbreviation (or just blank for the REI March regiments).

If this is just artistic licence then what would the Tiralleurs Senegalese standard look like?

Title: Re: French Regimental Standards
Post by: Mad Guru on 30 January 2025, 12:35:12 AM

I can't see the image you posted on my phone or on my computer using Chrome or Safari web browsers.

Title: Re: French Regimental Standards
Post by: robh on 01 February 2025, 10:59:39 AM

Quote from: Mad Guru on 30 January 2025, 12:35:12 AM

I can't see the image you posted on my phone or on my computer using Chrome or Safari web browsers.

I have re-linked it from the original site.

Title: Re: French Regimental Standards
Post by: modelwarrior on 01 February 2025, 11:21:47 AM

I am guessing this is early 1900s ? RF(Republique Francaise) was normal on a flag of that time.

Here is an example :https://wellyhaus.com/products/antique-republique-francaise-flag (https://wellyhaus.com/products/antique-republique-francaise-flag)

Title: Re: French Regimental Standards
Post by: Kourtchatovium104 on 01 February 2025, 01:58:51 PM

I think it's a a generic standard for all the colonial troops listed under the picture, before the first world war.  :)