After a number of decades I have almost finished re-basing and touching up the wargaming estate that I purchased off the partner of a horse riding colleague of SWMBO. Fortunately the Prussian part of his collection is larger than most of the others and there is almost enough to make a brigade suitable for gaming more than just a skirmish. The first to be finished are:

Prussian Napoleonic Cavalry (1) – 2nd Uhlan Regiment

The Prussian 2nd Uhlan Regiment was formed from Hellwig’s cavalrymen and Saxon uhlans.

The uhlan was armed with lance and curved saber in steel scabbard. The lance had brown shaft, iron point and (since 1815) white over black pennants. The rank and file were armed with pistols but no carbines.

The Prussian uhlans wore dark blue Kollet with red collars and ‘Polish’ cuffs. The lapels were pipped in red. Their legwears were the usual cavalry overalls. The shako was covered with black waxed cloth. In 1815 the tall black Polish czapka with black chinstraps was introduced. Privates and NCOs wore the dark blue sash, while officers had the silver-and-black sash. The black sheepskin saddle cloth with red “wolf’s teeth” trim was replaced in 1815 with a rounded, dark blue saddle cloth.