{"id":565,"date":"2019-12-17T07:53:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T13:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historifigs.com\/site\/?page_id=565"},"modified":"2020-08-31T09:29:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T14:29:06","slug":"soldiers-of-the-belle-epoche","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/historifigs.com\/site\/soldiers-of-the-belle-epoche\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldats de La Belle \u00c9poque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La Belle \u00c9poque, the gilded age before 1914; when Kaisers, kings and czars still ruled. Their armies paraded in pickelhaubes, red tunics and the renowned pantalons rouges. Hussars gambled and caroused and officers drank champagne in the mess. Immaculate uniforms could be seen in all the fashionable places from the coffee houses of Vienna to the salons of Paris to the bier stubes of Zenda. It was the era of &#8220;Little Wars&#8221; and a &#8220;Gentleman&#8217;s War&#8221; and chocolate box soldiers. In the spirit of Eriksson, Wollner, Haffner, and Spenkuch-these are the soldiers of the Belle \u00c9poque.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>John Bertolini&#8217;s 40mm Bleisoldaten<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Special Pricing:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Foot $2.00 each<\/li>\n<li>Cavalry (or mounted officer) $8.00 each<\/li>\n<li>Buy an Infantry unit (12 foot) and add a mounted officer for $5.00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong><span id=\"cch_f3435a6b05cd6ee\" class=\"_mh6 _wsc\"><span class=\"_3oh- _58nk\">The Germans (1880 \u2013 1915)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span id=\"cch_f3435a6b05cd6ee\" class=\"_mh6 _wsc\"><span class=\"_3oh- _58nk\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-19\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-19\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">German infantry advancing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">German infantry marching<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">German jaeger advancing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">German officer leading in attack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">German officer standing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">German artilleryman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">German mounted officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">German Uhlan; <i>suitable for use as a lancer from other nations<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-11<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">German Hussar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-12<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">German Cuirassier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-19 from cache --><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><em>For cavalry, buyer will need to supply a wire lance (19 gauge or ~1mm)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-573 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-01.jpg?resize=700%2C222\" alt=\"B-1 ~ B-2 ~ B-3 ~ B-4\" width=\"700\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-01.jpg?resize=700%2C222 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-01.jpg?resize=300%2C95 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-01.jpg?resize=768%2C243 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-01.jpg?resize=800%2C253 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-01.jpg?w=1547 1547w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-01.jpg?w=1400 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-816\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-816 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-cavalry.png?resize=700%2C364\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-cavalry.png?resize=700%2C364 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-cavalry.png?resize=300%2C156 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-cavalry.png?resize=768%2C399 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-cavalry.png?resize=800%2C415 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-cavalry.png?w=1400 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/german-cavalry.png?w=2100 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">German: Uhlan, Hussar and Cuirassier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>More pictures and downloadable catalog page coming shortly&#8230;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>The French (1880 &#8211; 1914)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span id=\"cch_f3435a6b05cd6ee\" class=\"_mh6 _wsc\"><span class=\"_3oh- _58nk\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-20\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-20\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-31<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">French infantry advancing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-32<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">French infantry marching<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-33<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">French infantry walking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-34<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">French officer leading<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-35<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">French officer standing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-36<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">French artilleryman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-37<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">French mounted officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-38<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tirailleur Senegelais<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">B-39<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chasseur Alpin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-20 from cache --><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-583 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-01.jpg?resize=700%2C207\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-01.jpg?resize=700%2C207 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-01.jpg?resize=300%2C89 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-01.jpg?resize=768%2C227 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-01.jpg?resize=800%2C236 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-01.jpg?w=1658 1658w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-01.jpg?w=1400 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-02.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-02.jpg?resize=300%2C222\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-02.jpg?resize=300%2C222 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-02.jpg?resize=80%2C60 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/french-02.jpg?w=661 661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>More pictures and downloadable catalog page coming shortly&#8230;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/historifigs.com\/site\/meet-the-designers#bertolini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About John Bertolini<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"chrome-extension:\/\/fbnkflkahhlmhdgkddaafgnnokifobik\/assets\/pageScripts.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Belle \u00c9poque, the gilded age before 1914; when Kaisers, kings and czars still ruled. Their armies paraded in pickelhaubes, red tunics and the renowned pantalons rouges. Hussars gambled and caroused and officers drank champagne in the mess. Immaculate uniforms could be seen in all the fashionable places from the coffee houses of Vienna to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-565","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":817,"href":"http:\/\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/565\/revisions\/817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/historifigs.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}