36199 - French Imperial Guard Standing Defending, No.2 w Britain's world war 1 Napoleonic Wars

Napoleonic Wars

Whenever K&C produce a ‘summer’ version of an armoured vehicle (especially German ones) it does not take long before collectors contact us to request the same vehicle in ‘winter garb’ suitable for either ‘Battle of the Bulge’ or the ‘Eastern Front’

Garand who originally worked for the Springfield Arsenal

on 31 September 1861

36199 - French Imperial Guard Standing Defending, No.2 w Britain's world war 1 Napoleonic WarsFrench Imperial Guard Standing Defending, No. 2 Members of the Old Guard were selected based on physical traits, most notably above average height Grenadiers had to be at least 5 feet 10 inches (1. 78 m). Indeed, the imposing stature of the men made these battle hardened veterans the shock troops of their day. Highly trained in hand to hand combat and advanced bayonet techniques earned them a fearsome reputation. And the bayonet came in quite handy