John Mollo, author of a number of books on military history and uniforms, and costume designer/consultant on several films, has died in a care home in Wiltshire, England, on October 25th.  He was 86 and the older brother of Andrew and Boris.   Given the age of many of us on here, I would suspect tha...

Nice to see you didn't succumb to the debatable "lilac leisure suit" look.

Hi, Gardes de Cologne - Bavarian blue coats; red cuffs/lining; white waistcoat and breeches; grey stockings; black neckcloth; yellow buttons and hat lace; cockade white/blue. Gardes de Baviere (assuming this is merely a French translation of the name) - Bavarian blue coats, waistcoats and breeches; ...

RogerC wrote:Sorry that should be Pistorius base coated.

What did you use for the carbon prosthetics?

I had been looking forward to this, but an early (anonymous, which can sometimes be suspicious, but not always) review* states that the author has written very little that is specifically about the Bavarian army itself but the text is full largely of generalities covering all armies of the period, w...

I was going to say that the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (ordnance regiment) formed in 1685, and later the 7th Foot, had colours from the start. It consisted of a red cross on a white field, with cannons and other military paraphernalia coming out of the four corners where the arms of the cross inter...

chema - Thank you very much for your reply to my question about the Spanish horse regiment at Tangiers. Very useful. Also, I couldn't help noticing the "Dragon de Sheldon" image. Was this regiment "imported" from Ireland originally? I ask because there was a "Sheldon's Horse" in the French army from...

Chema - On a slight tangent, I don't suppose you have any details for the Duke of Osuna's cavalry regiment, which served briefly with the British garrison at Tangiers in 1680? I think they wore white/off-white/grey coats, but have nothing more.

Thank you.

Thanks - anything on artillery, other than battalion guns?

Now delayed till June. Ho hum.......

I'm looking for basic uniform details (coat colour, facings, breeches, hat - and horse furniture where appropriate) for two foot, one horse, and artillery for each of any TWO small German states which would have been allied with Bavaria/Austria c.1690. This is to generate two small allied contingent...

Yes, I have it. To my relatively untutored eye, it looks very good. The price is quite high, certainly compared to other CDs from Baccus, but the information is difficult to obtain and seems to be comprehensive.

Thank you - the first image is pretty much how I had pictured them during the pre-WSS period.

Now delayed until April 15th - albeit reduced to £17.95 (from £19.95).

Hoping to collect a copy from Caliver at Salute the following week.

Roger and Gunter,

Thank you very much, that was exactly the information I was looking for. (Just to be clear, the "Collar" is the name of the entire garment, not just the bit that goes around the neck, often referred to as a "cape" in the 18th Century - yes?)

RtL