31354 Federal Infantry in Frock Coat Advancing at Right Shoulder W. Britain American Revolution The war club he wields

The war club he wields is a formidable weapon fashioned from the root

France 1945

Airborne Infantry in M-43 Jacket

Few could have predicted that both of them together with the rest of their Royal Family would be cruelly murdered by the Bolsheviks just five years later

31354 Federal Infantry in Frock Coat Advancing at Right Shoulder W. Britain American Revolution The war club he wieldsMilitary frock coats were introduced during the Napoleonic Wars to French line infantry and Prussian Landwehr troops. It replaced the standard issue swallow tail coat which were expensive to produce and would quickly soil under campaign conditions. A loose fitting single breasted frock coat was cheaper to manufacture and more practical for campaigns. By the 1840s, frock coats were regulation for the American army with officers issued navy blue frocks