Code: PA807
- Kettle Drummer On Horse
You will require 300g of metal per figure. Full
painting instructions included.
Kettledrummers came into being in the
sixteenth century having been introduced by King Henry
VIII, who had seen them used by the King of France's
retinue of Guards.
With the establishment of the modern British
army after the restoration of Charles II, every troop
in each Regiment of Horse or Dragoons had its standard
or Guidon, but only a few elite corps were granted kettledrums
and banners. The first unit to receive such a privilege
under Charles II was the 1st (or King's) troop of the
Lifeguards, followed shortly by the 2nd (or Queens)
troop. Around 1686 kettledrums were granted to the Heavy
Regiments of Horse, namely the Royal Horse guards (the
Blues) and King's Dragoon Guard.
The cost of providing these expensive
banners and kettledrums, had to be met by the commanding
officers (Colonels) of the regiments concerned, who
were granted an annual clothing allowance to cover such
contingencies.
By 1715 all Regiments of Horse possessed
their own Kettledrummer, but the Light Cavalry did not
receive them until the end of the 18th century when
they became universal for all cavalry regiments. The
10th Hussars became the "Prince of Wales's own"
in 1896. The Kettledrummer, of which, by 1900 there
was only one per regiment, was used exclusively on parade.
Occasionally, when the whole regiment was present, the
kettledrummer, and other musicians would be grouped
together in a mounted regimental band, under a Drum
Major.
These are three figure molds, the image is to show how they might look when cast and painted.
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