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Title: Rattray's Sikhs
Post by: Andrei1975 on 06 January 2017, 12:38:04 PM
Hello. That's my next replenishment of the army to the 2nd Afghan war. This is the 45th regiment of infantry famous Bengali "Rattray's Sikhs."
More information here:
http://andrei1975.blogspot.ru/2017/01/45th-bengal-infantry.html

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Post by: James Morris on 06 January 2017, 01:26:47 PM
Really like the colour palette on these! Nice work.
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Post by: OSHIROmodels on 06 January 2017, 01:36:43 PM
Lovely  :)

cheers

James
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Post by: tumeveumevla on 06 January 2017, 03:46:07 PM
 :-*In a word, it's beautiful! :-*
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Post by: Andrei1975 on 06 January 2017, 04:04:54 PM
Thank you all for the comments. I am glad that you liked my work.
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Post by: Silent Invader on 06 January 2017, 04:08:24 PM
Very nicely done  :-*
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Post by: LordSpode1879 on 06 January 2017, 04:29:51 PM
Very nicely done  :-*

What he said!!!!!
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Post by: Marine0846 on 06 January 2017, 05:23:26 PM
Love the colors you used to paint them.
Well done.
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Post by: jambo1 on 06 January 2017, 05:32:23 PM
They look the business!!! :)
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Post by: vodkafan on 07 January 2017, 01:07:19 PM
I like the blue tousers. I have never seen this particular unit before. Great work!
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Post by: Andrei1975 on 07 January 2017, 01:39:50 PM
I like the blue tousers. I have never seen this particular unit before. Great work!
Thank you. Indeed, many parts of Afghanistan continued to wear their blue trousers. As approximately 67 Hampshire Infantry Regiment.
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Post by: Andrei1975 on 07 January 2017, 04:09:46 PM
Here are examples of the use of native blue trousers with khaki jackets. And in the infantry and cavalry.
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Post by: vodkafan on 07 January 2017, 05:30:15 PM
Useful pics Andrei thank you.
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Post by: Firescale Whack on 08 January 2017, 12:12:34 AM
Very nice figures, it's nice to see so much colour amongst all that khaki!
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Post by: Andrei1975 on 08 January 2017, 12:55:15 AM
Thank you all. I am glad to help! ;)
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Post by: Codsticker on 09 January 2017, 04:37:04 PM
Andrei1975: I have a question about the last picture. Presumably 'Full Dress' would be worn for parades and ceremonies, 'Field Dress' would be worn when 'in the field' (duh) but what about 'Stable Dress'. Stable Dress suggests to me they wore it riding (as opposed to dining with the Raj or patrolling the countryside), or was it actually just an alternate uniform?
Title: Re: Rattray's Sikhs
Post by: Andrei1975 on 09 January 2017, 10:31:15 PM
Andrei1975: I have a question about the last picture. Presumably 'Full Dress' would be worn for parades and ceremonies, 'Field Dress' would be worn when 'in the field' (duh) but what about 'Stable Dress'. Stable Dress suggests to me they wore it riding (as opposed to dining with the Raj or patrolling the countryside), or was it actually just an alternate uniform?
You have to help this information. It is about the 9 th regiment, but I believe, and in the 17th it was all the same:

http://www.accionunoseis.org/viewtopic.php?t=12166
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Post by: georgec on 09 January 2017, 11:08:47 PM
Andrei1975: I have a question about the last picture. Presumably 'Full Dress' would be worn for parades and ceremonies, 'Field Dress' would be worn when 'in the field' (duh) but what about 'Stable Dress'. Stable Dress suggests to me they wore it riding (as opposed to dining with the Raj or patrolling the countryside), or was it actually just an alternate uniform?

Stable dress was (is) the term for what is worn when doing day-to-day duties around a unit's permanent location, particularly in the stables grooming the horses which takes up a lot of a cavalryman's day. For infantry it is barrack dress for similar, self explanatory, reasons...  The American term is 'fatigues' because you wear it when doing those routine day to day duties known as fatigues; you can see the theme here!  For the junior soldiers it is often a practical and hard wearing uniform that will cope with often dirty duties.  For the officers and NCOs it is more comfortable wear for office work and supervising the troops.  You wouldn't expect weapons or equipment to be carried, except by those detailed to guard duty for which there would be yet another form of dress, often based on full dress.
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Post by: Andrei1975 on 10 January 2017, 01:04:47 AM
Stable dress was (is) the term for what is worn when doing day-to-day duties around a unit's permanent location, particularly in the stables grooming the horses which takes up a lot of a cavalryman's day. For infantry it is barrack dress for similar, self explanatory, reasons...  The American term is 'fatigues' because you wear it when doing those routine day to day duties known as fatigues; you can see the theme here!  For the junior soldiers it is often a practical and hard wearing uniform that will cope with often dirty duties.  For the officers and NCOs it is more comfortable wear for office work and supervising the troops.  You wouldn't expect weapons or equipment to be carried, except by those detailed to guard duty for which there would be yet another form of dress, often based on full dress.
Thanks for the comment. Totally agree with you
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Post by: Codsticker on 10 January 2017, 04:54:46 PM
Stable dress was (is) the term for what is worn when doing day-to-day duties around a unit's permanent location, particularly in the stables grooming the horses which takes up a lot of a cavalryman's day. For infantry it is barrack dress for similar, self explanatory, reasons...  The American term is 'fatigues' because you wear it when doing those routine day to day duties known as fatigues; you can see the theme here!  For the junior soldiers it is often a practical and hard wearing uniform that will cope with often dirty duties.  For the officers and NCOs it is more comfortable wear for office work and supervising the troops.  You wouldn't expect weapons or equipment to be carried, except by those detailed to guard duty for which there would be yet another form of dress, often based on full dress.
Thank you; makes total sense.