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Infantry- Uniformes of 1st empire
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Grey officer's cape of the Grande Armée. New, never worn
Capes made of woolen cloth; each caloak uses over 6 meters of fabric!
Silver metallic braid, stick style. From a small museum.
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Infantryman of the 66th Line Infantry Regiment, September 1915. Replica uniform, period portable equipment.
Our client wished to pay tribute to his great-grandfather, killed during the Second Battle of Champagne, which included the Third Battle of Artois, in September 1915.
The main challenge was relying on period illustrations and surviving artifacts clearly dated to that era.
Indeed, the second half of 1915 was a period of extremely difficult supply.
The authorities had anticipated a short war, but it became bogged down in the trenches. The textile industry was located in German-occupied territory, forcing the army to resort to substitute products, to ersatz—a German word.
They made do with whatever they could find. Some went to the front wearing their own corduroy trousers and civilian boots.
They fashioned webbing from tent canvas and covered canteens with heavy, bluish canvas.
So much so that the French military authorities contacted their German counterparts, asking them to kindly refrain from executing, as spies, the French soldiers captured in what was practically civilian clothing. Despite the atrocious barbarity of the killings, certain rules remain acceptable between long-time enemies... While regulation uniforms pose no problem—we simply recreate the same "standardized" uniforms, based on reliable sources—we mustn't give the impression of dressing our infantryman like a vagrant by slapping him with anything resembling period civilian and military equipment—that would be a bit simplistic.
Therefore, we focused on incorporating period elements into this uniform, elements that we could find, consistent with photographs from that era, sometimes originating from families where they had been preserved. If we had to recreate them, we always used period materials. The whole project required a great deal of research, but the request came from one of our most loyal clients, and we were delighted to fulfill it and explore a different historical period. Mr. Vauvillier's plates depicting the field uniform of an early 1915 line infantryman proved to be particularly well-made and comprehensive.
Our client's ancestor was killed at the end of September, and the major changes to the uniforms that followed began in October!
We also created a uniform of the 66th Line Infantry Regiment during the Empire period for the same client.
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Fusilier du 66e régiment d'infanterie de Ligne en Guadeloupe. 1802-1808/1812. Mint!
All the uniforms were therefore made to his measurements.
For a height of approximately 175 cm, a chest size of 104 cm and a waist size of 90 cm.
See the interesting period engraving, made in 1807 by an Englishman. While the style is rather naive (the facings, for example, are disproportionate), it is interesting for several reasons.
Since half of the troops of the 66th Line Infantry Regiment had been blockaded by the British since 1802, and would remain so until 1809 (and even 1812 for some!), the fashions of the time had little influence on the uniforms of the soldiers of this regiment, half of whom were stationed in Guadeloupe. The cockades are of the revolutionary type, the coat cut is in the Directory style, and the powdered wig is worthy of the Ancien Régime.
Through its long overseas deployment, the 66th Line Infantry Regiment thus became a colonial troop before its time!
The other half of the 66th fought in numerous campaigns of the Empire, including in Spain, and therefore finished the Napoleonic Wars with completely different uniforms.
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Uniform of 3 rd swiss regiment.
Swiss confederation provided many soldiers to "Grande Armée".
Uniform used red colour of former swiss regiment of royalty period.
Note very particular ornaments of turnbacks.For price quote, contact us
3 to 6 months' delivery time
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Habit veste colonel 33 ème de ligne
Type of jacket used between mid 1806 till mid 1807.
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12 to 16' delivery time
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Colonel: grenadier à pied Imperial guard
Slightly different of Napoleon Uniform, note gorget for instance, and of course bearskin hat!
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No information on delivery time
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Surtout, grenadier à pied de la garde, officer
Price includes buttons, shoulder straps(not cut on picture, because they will be probably moved) and turnback ornaments.
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12 to 16' delivery time
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Fusilier du 66e régiment d'infanterie de Ligne en Guadeloupe. 1802-1808/1812.
Habit blanc, boutons au numéro 66, col revers et parements bleus, pattes d'épaules pour les fusiliers blancs passepoilées bleu: 970 €
Gilet avec boutons au modèle: 221 €
Bicorne à la cocarde tricolore sans pompon, ni plumet: 330 €
Culotte de route rayée en grosse toile: 205 €
Guêtres courtes noires (la paire) : 120 €
Baudrier porte baïonnette:128 €
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12 to 16' delivery time
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Fantassin du 66 ème de ligne, septembre 1915 ...translation later
Notre client a souhaité rendre hommage à son arrière grand père, tué lors de la seconde offensive de l'Artois en septembre 1915.
La difficulté majeure a été de se baser sur les illustrations de l'époque et les pièces parvenues jusqu'à nous et clairement datées de cette période.
En effet le deuxième semestre de 1915 est une période durant laquelle les approvisionnements sont très difficiles. Les autorités avaient prévu une guerre courte et elle s'enlise dans les tranchées. L'industrie textile est en zone occupée par les allemands et il faut se rabattre sur des fabrications de substitution, des ersatz...un mot allemand.
On fait alors "flèche de tout bois". Certains partent au front avec leurs propres culottes de velours côtelé, des brodequins civils. On confectionne des brelages en toile de tente, on recouvre les gourdes de grosse toile bleutée.
Autant les tenues règlementaires ne posent pas de problèmes...on refait la même chose qui est "uniformisée", à partir de bonnes sources.
Autant il ne faut pas non plus donner l'impression qu'on habille notre fantassin comme un clochard en l'affublant de tout ce qui peut ressembler à des équipements civils et militaires d'époque...un peu facile.
Nous nous sommes donc attaché à intégrer dans cette tenue des éléments d'époque que nous avons pu trouver dans des photos de cette période, ou provenant de familles dans lesquels ils avaient été conservés. Si nous avons du les refaire, nous sommes partis de matériaux d'époque.
Le tout a demandé beaucoup de recherches, mais la demande émanait d'un de nos plus fidèles clients et ça nous a fait plaisir de satisfaire sa demande et de changer un peu de période.
Nous mettons d'abord en ligne les éléments d'équipement, l'uniforme qui nous a servi de modèle (en mauvais état, mais 100 % d'époque) .
La copie que nous allons en faire suivra dans le cours du 1er trimestre 2019For price quote, contact us
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Canonnier garde côte, officier, 1806-1812
We have no more appropriate cloth (vert de mer colour) to make this uniform.
We will dye new wool if we have sufficient orders of such uniforms....Contact us!
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3 to 6 months' delivery time
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Voltigeur jeune garde 1815 caporal.
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No information on delivery time
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Sergent sapeur of Imperial Guard: Dominique Gaye Mariole
Sorry, we cannot translate all text.
Just notice that Dominique Gaye Mariole was a very tall and strong soldier who was model for David in the painting: "La Distribution des Aigles".
He is supposed to have saved Napoléon in Arcole battle, and so, and so...
We made this uniform in 4 days. We took measurements on tuesday morning and delivered it on friday evening.
We supplied all accessories except axe (an antic one).For price quote, contact us
3 to 6 months' delivery time
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Grenadier...10 years old
Father and son are passsionated by Empire.
Both are happy now!For price quote, contact us
No information on delivery time
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Fusilier infanterie de ligne- revolution
Plain buttons with no indication of regiment.
Notre soldat porte la tenue de la révolution française. Les retroussis sont agrafés, les revers sont très échancrés, dégageant largement la poitrine.
En tant que fusilier il n'a pas droit au port du briquet, sa baïonnette est donc attachée sur la banderole de la giberne. Ses épaules sont ornées de pattes caractéristiques des fusiliers.
Price available till 90 kg with plain buttons.For price quote, contact us
3 to 6 months' delivery time
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Fusilier line infantry, Russian campaign
Type of uniform used by fusilier till Russian campaign.
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3 to 6 months' delivery time
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Chasseur flanqueur officer.
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12 to 16' delivery time
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Grenadier flanqueur trooper
To make up for the gaps in manpower left by the disastrous Russian campaign, Napoleon created regiments whose recruits would later be eligible for preferential appointments — in this specific case, service in the Water and Forests administration.
The sons, nephews, or brothers of forest rangers were thus encouraged to join the flank companies of the Imperial Guard.For price quote, contact us
3 to 6 months' delivery time
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Jeune garde infanterie sergent, uniforme.
Made for an american customer from planches Rousselot and book: "Sous-officiers de Napoléon: La garde Impériale. Tome 1: infanterie..." of Francis Jolivet.
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3 to 6 months' delivery time
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Artillerie de la garde, tropper
Same as grenadiers à pied, except collar and front in blue and special buttons
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3 to 6 months' delivery time
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Tirailleur of Imperial Guard, 1813-1815, Belgium campaign.
We made uniforms for a soldiers school in Mont Saint Jean, on Waterloo battlefield.
Volunteers will be dressed with our copies of Napoleonic uniforms, fully equiped with haversacks and rifles.
They will visit battlefield, accompanied by an historian, re enactor himself.
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12 to 16' delivery time
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Voltigeur de la Garde Nationale de la Garde Impériale
Habit avec ornements de retroussis et attentes d'épaulettes.
Gilet sans col avec boutons.
Épaulettes vertes faites dans notre atelier.
Shako, avec plaque à soubassement avec 2 grenades latérales type 1812
There was a "garde nationale" inside Garde Impériale!
Uniform is very unusual, this is a mix of style of line and guard uniforms.
Turnbacks are very short, ornaments are those of voltigeurs, because in february 1813, this regiment become 7th reg of voltigeurs of young guard.
They will mainly serve in Spain.
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3 to 6 months' delivery time
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1808 light infantryman's formal jacket
Long woollen formal jacket complying to the contemporary rules, with its heavy infantry buttons (brass). Including places for epaulettes and lip ornaments.
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12 to 16' delivery time
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Formal jacket complying to the 1812 rules
Indicated price is only for jacket. This uniform was less expensive that the precedent one, waiscoat was not necessary anymore, it uses less cloth. Some soldiers were fully equiped for russian campaign, but it was used in all army only in 1813. Imperial guard kept the precedent type of uniform with only light changes.
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3 to 6 months' delivery time
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Fusilier, 18 th line infantry reg, Habit veste, enlisted man 1806
From Rousselot....and others
Blue stars on turnbackas, they also could be red!For price quote, contact us
12 to 16' delivery time
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Imperial guard infantry grenadier's uniform for private
Habit veste de grenadier à pied de la garde imperiale
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3 to 6 months' delivery time
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Uniform captain of 21 th line inf reg, 1812 regulation type
Indicated price includes jacket,epaulettes, waistcoat, gorget, trousers and shako.
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12 to 16' delivery time
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Imperial guard greatcoat, xl size on stock
These greatcoats are made out IN OUR ATELIER of a navy blue woollen cloth, complying with the contemporary rules, with the system to tighten it in the back
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Capote de la garde nationale de la Garde Impériale
Line colour with Guard buttons....unusual
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Grande armee officer's cloak
Cloaks made in melton, each cloak requires more than 6 metres of cloth !
Golden or silver braid, made in France.
At least 4 colours available.
Imperial blue (staff officers, infantry,... )
Blue "barbeau", for "officier d'ordonnance de l'Empreur", some medical units...
Hunter green... for hunters among others
White for some cavalry units
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Fatigue cap, troop, line regiments.
White and blue melton for carabinier, price will be the same for other units, other colours, for troop.
Just indicate what you want at the end of your order.
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Waistcoat without collar
Waistcoat with (12 + 1 for spare) or without buttons.
If you choose line infantry buttons please choose a number that we have. If you don't indicate anything, we'll choose for you!
We can supply half ball buttons, covered buttons..etc, price does not change