#8136 1806 Prussian Elites
Dated: October 7, 2005, updated July 2, 2006, November 4, 2006
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Test sprue
For want of a better name, this set is named 1806 Prussian Elites. It includes jaegers, schuetzen and some other figures to complete the 1806 Prussian Army. It has a command group that completes #8083 Prussian Musketeers and #8084 Prussian fusiliers.
For #8083 it gives us a musketeer drummer, musketeer standard bearer and a musketeer NCO. The musketeer set already has an all purpose officer with greatcoat. Only the musketeers have the standard.
For #8084 it gives us the fusilier hornist, as #8084 already has the NCO. The officer can be taken from the other sets.
Sharpshooters. 10 men from each company of musketeers were given a rifled carbine, a shooting stick and used as skirmishers or scouts. Their plumes mark their elite status.
Jaegers. The jaegers are distinguished with with their green tunics, ammunition boxes up front and rifles. Their plumes mark their elite status.