Fußartillerie Uniforms

[IrishGunner]

Glenn thanks for the Regelment!

[Glenn J]

Rick,

Could this still be 10. FAR with recruits wearing pre-1890 tunics?

some further thoughts on this:

I would discount that; the Prussian Field Artillery wore white waist belts, the Foot Artillery - black.

Regards

Glenn

[IrishGunner]

Rick,

some further thoughts on this:

I would discount that; the Prussian Field Artillery wore white waist belts, the Foot Artillery - black.

Regards

Glenn

Man, I didn't know that! I feel like such a neophyte. In the back of mind has been the idea of an article on artillery uniforms. I'm know there are printed references etc, but unless I build a new house just for a library, there's no way to have everything. I'm sure others feel the same; it would be a good article I think.

[Glenn J]

In the back of mind has been the idea of an article on artillery uniforms.

Its a bit of a minefield! Bearing in mind the image I uploaded shows a Fuß-Artillerie Kanonier with white equipment, I should elaborate on my earlier post:

The Cabinet Order of 22 December 1887 and War Ministry Instruction of 28 December 1887 introduced black equipment for the Foot Artillery (with the exception of the Guard). This particular print is from the seventies.

With regards to the Field Artillery, "pure" Prussian regiments had white but the Baden contingent with the Prussian Army wore Black.

FAR 14, 30, 50, 66 & 67 (Baden)

As indeed did the Mecklenburg and Grand-Ducal Hessian:

3./FAR 24

FAR 25

FAR 60

FAR 61

Regards

Glenn

[IrishGunner]

Its a bit of a minefield!

That's exactly why we need a "manual"!

Thanks for the additional detail on the belts. Maybe it would be better for you to write the manual.

[Trajan]

Does this guy need a bigger 'haube?

I like the way that the photographer had to amend the placard from a neat 'Erinnerung an den Krieg / 1914' ('It'll all be over by Christmas'!) to add the '-15'...