Sad Admission and a Question

[Major Weenie]

First...

I've always ribbed the lads at the club for having a bad case of 'Bavaria-philia.'  For every period someone has Bavarian troops.  It's a presence out of all proportion to that geographic area's participation in world events. But...

I recently stumbled across some old Dixon 1680's figures that I purchased.... Can be be 'decades' ago?  And I started work on them.

It seemed that the most eclectic army to build was that from the 1683 siege of Vienna.  So I purchased some WF Poles online, and started painting.  The old DBR army list has the nationalities, in descending number of troops as; Austrian, Poles, BAVARIAN, and Saxon.   So, naturally, I started with the Bavarians.

Second, this leads to the question.

"What color should the cheap scabbard be for the cheap sword carried by a Bavarian musketeer?  Black leather?  Brown leather ?  Dull white metal ?

Many thanks,
MW

[joroas]

The Hoffman prints show the scabbard as dark brown with brass hilt and chapes.

[OSHIROmodels]

It should probably any sort of leather brown and I would also mix the colours throughout the regiment as no two leathers would look the same after being on campaign.

cheers

James

[Major Weenie]

Many Thanks,

Didn't even consider 'dark brown.'

Back to the paint brush,
MW