Perry Plastic Zulu War British Infantry Preview

[Captain Blood]

From memory I think the leather gaiters worn by infantrymen in the AZW were 11" tall at their longest point

I knew it. You are a Time Lord 

[Cubs]

I knew it. You are a Time Lord 

One of those really obscure bits of knowledge that get wedged in the dredging net of my mind, allowing useless information like my wife's birthday and important appointments to drift away.

[charla51]

Interesting articles on the VW Forum, but the photographic evidence in them, particularly the contemporary Victorian photos, seems to show gaiters taller than those sculpted on the Perry figures shown in this thread. The Victorian infantry 11" tall gaiter would cover most of the calf. In scale terms, the Perrys' gaiters look to be about 7" - 8" tall, and that's without trousers turned  over the top of the gaiters, or the gaiters apparently sagging with wear.

[Cubs]

In scale terms, the Perrys' gaiters look to be about 7" - 8" tall, and that's without trousers turned  over the top of the gaiters, or the gaiters apparently sagging with wear.

Yes, I agree. You can see the top of the gaiters on the sculpt and they do look too short.

[Wargamer Dave]

Been waiting years and years for these. Can't wait for the Zulus...or Venusians.