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Commission for Vixen_DefeaBefore all you historical purists tear me apart in the comments, I gotta explain the concept behind this: I was told to design what an Ancient Roman guard would look like, if the Roman Empire persisted and carried on all the way to the Napoleonic era.
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My only criticism is that the rifle doesn't look much like a period flintlock musket/rifle, it far more resembles a Remington Rolling Block of 1860's vintage.
Otherwise, absolutely superb.
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I like this. It reminds me of the Germanicus Trilogy by Kirk Mitchell. (A series I highly recommend for lovers of alternate history.) The sword looks a little long for the gladius Iberius, unless it's a variation on the Roman cavalary sword which was longer. If as you said this is a member of an elite guard I can see the continued use of the lorica segmentata as a ceremonial item, like the armour of a French Carabinier of the 19th century. (They knew that any armour thick enough to stop a musket round, especially a round from a rifled musket would be too unwieldy to wear in battle.)Β
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They are the Varangian guard so the sword is more Rus/Nordic in its design. And you got the idea that it is more ceramonial worn for show around the palace then use on the battlefield.
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I'd say you did a pretty good synthesis, then.
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Could've looked a bit more Nordic or Slavic at least.
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That is the problem when designing at that time. The swedes went very traditional at this point. the call out to them is the hat, and the double ammo belts
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Who says anything about Swedes? The Varangian guard was established in the Eastern Empire and made up primarily of Slavs and Nords due to their ferocity in battle. I really dont know about Napoleonic uniform and weapon traditions.
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Well the guard started out with sweeds mostly, well nordic people from Sweeden and the Rus. This is how I would see there uniform if the Eastern Roman Empire stayed. restored and thrived until the Napoleonic era. Around 1200 there was a massive roman revival in the look and words, they switched back to Latin from Greek. The Guard stayed growing along side the Restored Praetorians to become the crack troops. AS they grew along side some traditions kinda crossed over hence the black jacket. I may get him to draw the praetorian so you can see the differences in my mind.Β
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>I was told to design what an Ancient Roman guard would look like, if the Roman Empire persisted and carried on all the way to the Napoleonic era.Β
This is actually extremely interesting. What would it be like?Β
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Well that is one of the fun things with CK2 and Eu4 the major events happen so you get a good base to build from
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I like this a lot.Β Looks like a lot of thought went into it and the result looks sharp.
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So, the bronze helmets with masks and crests evolved into the shako?
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I came to the concusion that it would be retired as too bulky as it would not stop a muskett ball
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So, like 19th century Europe they gave up on cranial protection and adopted a bulky hat?
Did they at least skip the tricorne and bicorne?
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these are the elite guard not the line infantry. think Palace guard/Personal guard so while in combat they are the best of the best. They are vary rarely put into combat. The Line infantry themselves probably a varitity
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