I say, why isn't the side of you Hardee put up?Im not sure if having the side up was regulation. I prefer to have both sides down. The hardee will be more of the hat ill wear in camp and the forage cap will be formations and battles.
There are rules, sir! Regulations! Yank!
Seriously, pretty nice. I like how you went for the 'simple' stuff :)
Nice kit,so u run around without pants? :) ,,Duuring u must do this,so we can laugh at your shako :) ,i myself prefer the enfield, is it the Pedersoli version?I am not exactly sure what you mean by Pedersoli version? Like I said im pretty new to the hobby so this is an incomplete kit. All I really need to finish the basic canvas is trowsers and brogans.
Forage cap also known as the kepi was standard army issue. Hardees were more useful and stylish.
As far as I know, due to volunteers refusing the Hardee on account of being uncomfortable and stiff, they were stopped being handed out early in the war. Either that, or they ran out of them, but I remember reading letters from Volunteers to home, saying they did receive that. Either I read that in Osprey or some book I'll never find again ::)
So the Iron brigade was famous for keeping to regulations? :D
But, the forage caps were ORIGINALLY intended to be worn on un-official times, am I right?
By the 1858 regulations, the forage cap was part of the fatigue dress, which was not supposed to be worn on parade or in battle. The Hardee hat was the campaign hat. But as time went on, soldiers started wearing the fatigue headgear at all times because it was the most comfortable and practical, and it became the most common and iconic style of dress. There were also stiffened shakos for parade dress in the Union army, but you definitely (hopefully) won't see those at battle reenactments.
Maybe in the beginning of the war but I would think shacko's and plumes would have died out just as fast from he artilley as they did the infantry.
By the 1858 regulations, the forage cap was part of the fatigue dress, which was not supposed to be worn on parade or in battle. The Hardee hat was the campaign hat. But as time went on, soldiers started wearing the fatigue headgear at all times because it was the most comfortable and practical, and it became the most common and iconic style of dress. There were also stiffened shakos for parade dress in the Union army, but you definitely (hopefully) won't see those at battle reenactments.
Im curious, why do you have Hardee hat when your...20th Maine?Because they had Hardee hats.
Im curious, why do you have Hardee hat when your...20th Maine?Because they had Hardee hats.
Im curious, why do you have Hardee hat when your...20th Maine?Because they had Hardee hats.
Well, aye it was U.S. Army Issue, but I just never thought imagining the 20th Maine with Hardee hats.
they did not. Its more of a camp hat. I got it for a good price before I had anything else. Not going to wear it in the field..
How much will a full kit like this run you? I've been looking into this but don't know if I can afford it.
Planing on doing a more updated photo today or tomorow. Addition of Greatcoat, mittins and knapsack.
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Riddlez thinks he sees you holding your arm close to your body.
For increased accuracy, hold your arm in a 90 degree angle with your body.
Unless this conflicts the historical accuracy, of course.
Oh really? I found my bacon pizza pretty good. Your not the first guy who later told me that they saw me at Gettysburg! I believe I was with some guys from my unit after he toured the battlefield and went museum hoping.Spoiler(https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/970783_655078127855289_605841378_n.jpg)[close]
Brown pants?
Rubing your hands on them after cleaning a rifle is a reall good way to dirty em.
Looking at the discussion on the upper part of this page, I consider it a bit strange the Hardee hat, a stiff hat used for dress, is considered a camp hat, instead of the Forage cap.
I mean, it's in the bloody name :P Forage caps are for camps and foraging, dress hats (such as the Hardee or shako) are for dress or in case of the Napoleonics, battle.
Seance the season is about over...
Are those prices legit? Because if so then re-enacting kit over here is incredibly expensive.
Not sure I'm familiar with "4rd." Does seem awesone, though, Millander. Originally, I wanted to do ACW reenacting, but decided I'd rather do WW2, seeing as how expensive ACW reenacting is. But, at this point, it would have cost the same. Lol. :P
the clothing was made back then to be cheap and practical for the most part compared to Napoleonic Uniforms.
Good boy. Learned your lesson from the big bad wolf disaster?
Because I'm a history nerd.
Chicago learned its lesson in 1871 when a fire engulfed City of Chicago because a fat cow kicked a lantern. So the fire lasted 3 days destroying everything. Which is why Chicago is well reputated for architure because the mayor hired many architural genius and pioneers in skyscrapers to rebuild the city. We learned our lesson and rolling with steel and brick.
Rest of America still hasn't learned anyway.