F&I era Compagnies Franches de la Marine

[BHowe]

Hi all,

I am working on Almond Sculptures' old figure of the Compagnies Franches de la Marine circa 1750's and am having difficulty figuring out how the powder flask attached to the shoulder strap. A web search gave me a lot of info about the uniform, etc but not much on this piece of equipment. The flask seems to be suspended by a length of rope, much like the tin canteens of the era, and the rope attaches to a thin buff strap. Exactly how it attaches (let me guess: by a knot!) is uncertain. Any info regarding this detail, particularly diagrams, pictures, etc, would be greatly appreciated! Thanks,

Bob

 

[garyjd]

Bob, You're right, it is a knot.~Gary

 

[BHowe]

Gary:

You da' man!! That's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much. BTW, what book is that image from?

Bob

 

[garyjd]

I don't have it handy right now but it was taken from an older issue of UNIFORMES magazine.~Gary