I Need Assistance - French Light Infantry Gear -

[Conley]

I Need Assistance -I have the Data Drawings ,but need detailed Pictures of the French Light Infantry Gear -
Thank You -Conley Sluss

[Silas]

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Could you please narrow that down a bit? Indicating the specific time and place - during our Civil War - could help you get a better response. Or keep this thread from being closed. Your choice.

[Conley]

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Yes - As used during our Civil War ,Sorry shoud have ben more Specific - As Uniforms and Gear of that Time pird was Copyed from the Franch - French light Infantry Gear EOG-page 203 , Thank You Conley Sluss

[MassVOL]

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The French Chausser equipment was issued to the 18th Mass INF in early 1862 after winning a brigade drill contest. I'm not sure how long through the Pennisula Campaign they kept it. C&D Jarnigan (Unapproved vendor) also has pictures of 1840 french gear on thier webpage.

[Conley]

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As used in the Civil War by North or South .With out much commentary ,I have a great deal of Line Drawings with measurements for the French uniforms and gear such as the kapies,shakos and shirt ,knapsack etc. I need detailed pictures .Thank You, Conley Sluss

[ScottCross]

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The "Kapies" are actually a Shako. Here is an example from my museum's collection.

http://www.oshkoshmuseum.org/Virtual/exhibit3/e30231a.htm

[Conley]

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Scott-The French Kapi is the same as ours -as we copyped it - the shako - there are many types - the ones like ours and the ones that look like our forge cap but "stiff and tall" leather ones ,like you posted - I have the drawings for them ,I need more detailed pictures -Thank you for your input -regards Conley Sluss

[erik]

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I have several references to French Army gear as exported by Alexis Godilot for the Chasseur equipment.
Send me a PM and I will scan some for you.
The hardest item will be the mess tin as you would have to go to France to get one.
I own a decent period shako made of leather, no plate.

Erik Simundson

[fahnenschmied]

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So far as I know our kepi is not close copy of what French infantry wore, I was suprised to find that the Chasseurs evidently didn't wear a "Chasseur cap" but rather the shako and "police bonnet" or side cap.
What I can help you with is a photo of a canteen - it is quite similar to the Confederate filter canteens, but different in some details.
http://humanbonb.free.fr/indexGourdes.html - scroll to the bottom.
The mess tin "Gamele"? is pattern of 1851 - still in use in the Great War.
Somewhere on this forum are some photos of the pack...normally it was cowhide with hair still on it...

[fahnenschmied]

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As for the shirt - probably it was not much different from the sort still being used in the Great War - click here for a picture.

http://www.151ril.com/content/gear/uniforms/2

As you see, not much different from the British Import used by the Confederacy.

[Conley]

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David -Thank you for your input - the shirt information is very help full - but the French were useing the Kepi back in the 1830s pedates our use of it.Erik ,I sent you a PM -Thank You all for your help - Conley Sluss

[pacofeanor]

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Hello, here is a 1860 "bonnet de police" . this one one is a grenadier guard one! Chasseurs à pied, "bonnet de police", is the same but with yellow trimming!

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for 1852 french line infantry kepi :



What type of gear are you looking for ?

look at my blog for other french items from 1860's :

http://pacofaitlezouave.blogspot.com/

I will post french "chasseur" leather gaiters this WE !

reagrds
paco

[Phil McBride]

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Here's are photos of a CW period Zouave manniquin and another soldier (Chasseur?) in the French National Military Museum in Paris . I had the good fortune to visit the museum in September and took the pics. Maybe they will help.

Phil McBride

[Conley]

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Phil-thank you for your input-Hope the trip went well- I, am all so looking for information on the French cartridge pack , 6 cartridges in a 2 part paper box -Thank You,Conley Sluss

[Conley]

Re: I Need Assistance - French Light Infantry Gear -

I wish to thank you all for your Assistance -I have the Data Drawings ,but need detailed Pictures of the French Light Infantry Gear - Here is one of the Data Drawings,I have to work with.