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Hi, all, here's the latest one I've finished, to get off my bench.  A grenadier of the regiment of General-major Finck (IR 12):


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The grenadiers of Finck's regiment had a distinctive decoration on their cap plates, a large, black enamel eagle painted on the brass fronts.  This was practically unique among Frederick's grenadiers; nearly all the regiments had plates of stamped tin or brass.


This is yet another casting by Stadden, and he captured the look of a soldier on the march, and the gear that the Prussians carried:


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Besides his knapsack, bread bag, water bottle and cartridge box, our friend carries tent pegs and a spade in its leather cover.  In camp, the Prussians divided their troops into Kameradschaften of 5 or 6 men to a tent, and they all carried bits of the communal gear.  Besides the tent pegs, they carried a cooking pot with a canvas or leather cover, a large communal water bottle and tools including spades and an axe.  The tents were carried on pack horses.


As always, thanks for looking!  The next piece will be a mounted figure, in the next couple of days...


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