This product is sold in two unpainted metal parts, rider and horse.
Additional Images.
1. Illustration by Michel Provost. From left to right. Imperial Guard Horse Artilleryman. Chasseur d'Afrique. 5th Hussars.
2. The whole French Intervention in Mexico French and Allied Army range.
FRENCH CAVALRY UNIFORM
·
Chasseurs D’Afrique. Sky-blue tunic with
yellow collar patches and white metal buttons. Red sash. Trousers madder red
with black false boots and a narrow sky-blue stripe (later broad double stripe).
Tall red kepi with sky-blue band, black peak and chin strap. Worn with off-white
havelock and pompom (Royal blue 1st squadron, red 2nd, 3rd
green, sky-blue 4th, yellow 5th, orange 6th)
over a tricolour cockade. White leather equipment. Black plain cartridge box. M1822
cavalry sabre with gilt basket and steel scabbard. Officer. As above except sky-blue
dolman with black braid, yellow cuffs and silver sleeve knots. Silver braid on
kepi. Horse Equipment. Black leather harness. Light grey horse blanket, light
grey or grey-blue valise.
· 12th Chasseurs a Cheval. Dark green Dolman with rows of black braiding, black trim and silver buttons (in field plain green with red collar tab). Fur cap with gilt front cord and black cap lines and chin strap. Red over green plume over red roundel. Field madder red kepi with green lower band, black chin strap and white piping worn with off-white havelock. Madder red trousers with wide double green stripe and black false boots. White leather equipment. Black sabretache with gilt eagle. Sabre as above. Officer. Silver braid on sleeves and silver roundel below plume. Horse Equipment. Black leather harness. Dark green saddlecloth with plain red border. Green valise with red piping.
· 5th Hussars. Dark blue Dolman with rows of white brading and trimmed with white lace. Red collar and pointed cuffs both trimmed with white lace. Fur cap with white over red plume above a red roundel. Gilt chinstrap. Madder red trousers with white/dark blue/white broad stripe and black false boots. White leather equipment. Black sabretache with gilt eagle. Sabre as above. Officer. Silver lace. Horse Equipment. As for Chasseurs a Cheval.
Sources. ‘Historische Uniformen,
19.Jahrhundert’ Liliane and Fred Funcken, Mosaik Verlag, 1982. (also available
in French language text). The colour uniform plates in this book are beautiful.
Despite the non-English text it is possible to muddle through! ‘French Army
Regiments and Uniforms’ W.A. Thorburn, Arms and Armour Press, 1969. ‘The
Mexican Adventure’ Men-at-Arms 272, Rene Chartrand, Osprey,1994.