Prussian belt colour - HELP!

[Fjodin]

Any pics of Prussian Line Infantry musicians (Drummers, Buglers)??

[former user]

for these I would always take white webbing

[Fjodin]

Like this?



I am wandering about correct webbing colour.

[former user]

I am not sure how correct the drawing is...

[Fjodin]

[former user]

then why do You ask?

[Ray Rivers]

The Prussian line infantry used white belts and black cartridge pouches (which has always looked odd to me after the British white belts and pouches). Jaegers would have black, though.

Can't be sure of the Guards, but pics I've seen seem show them in the same belts to the appropriate era line infantry.

Your Funcken plates on the bottom pic show the correct dress for 1870 (labelled 4) and 1900 (labelled 5). If you are doing Franco-Prussian War then go for white belts, as per the Irregular Minis pic in your other thread.

GM has got it right. 

This was a time when lots of incremental changes were occurring and thus you really have to be date specific.  The dividing line on belt color is somewhere around 1894, when they switched from white to black.

You thus have plenty of wiggle room to paint your belts whatever color you choose.

 

[Fjodin]

2 former user 
 I've found these pics after my question

2 Ray Rivers
I've allready painted officer and standart bearer. They have white belts (black belts will be at elite regiments)
Also I've converted one of my officers into Otto von Bismarck.

PS I am wandering which mini to use for 15mm Queen Victoria

[nickinsomerset]

Just observed this topic as I sit on duty painting some 6mm Bavarians! The answer is as above, each Infantry Regt had 3 Bns, the third was designated the Fusilier Bn and had black belts, the Fusilier Regts all wore black belts, this also applied to the Guard Grenadier, Infantry and Fusilier Regts,

Nick

[Fjodin]

Thanx! i've allready painted some of line infantry.