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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Rob Herrick on July 10, 2012, 04:42:38 AM

Title: Identifying a Copplestone British Naval Officer
Post by: Rob Herrick on July 10, 2012, 04:42:38 AM

The Copplestone Naval Officers offers the following five figures:
(http://www.wargamesemporium.com/new/oscommerce-2.2rc2a/catalog/images/Copplestone/af3.jpg)

Who is the fellow with the opened short single-breasted jacket? Is he a midshipman, or a petty officer? From the descriptions I have read of naval uniforms, he could pass for either.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Identifying a Copplestone British Naval Officer
Post by: Plynkes on July 10, 2012, 08:40:43 AM

Well considering the sculpt is of a young lad, it is almost certainly a Midshipman. A Petty Officer is the equivalent of an NCO in the army, a rank that a teenager would be very unlikely to hold.

Title: Re: Identifying a Copplestone British Naval Officer
Post by: Dewbakuk on July 10, 2012, 09:17:33 AM

Mine is painted as a midshipman I think.

Title: Re: Identifying a Copplestone British Naval Officer
Post by: carlos marighela on July 10, 2012, 09:42:55 AM

Looks 'snotty' to me, ergo a midshipman.