Russia / Russland
Life Guards Marine and Life Guards 4th Rifle Regt., ca. 1912
Leib-Garde-Marine und Leib-Garde 4. Schützen Regt. um 1912
30mm flats by G. Ivanov (Russia and then in exile in Sweden).
Leib-Garde-Marine und Leib-Garde 4. Schützen Regt. um 1912
30mm flats by G. Ivanov (Russia and then in exile in Sweden).
Russian Army on Parade 1914 - Russische Armee Parade 1914
The Georgi Ivanov Figures - Die Georgi Iwanow Figuren
To start off, here are the 1914 Russian Imperial Guard and regular Army on parade figures, 30mm, all of which were produced by Georgi Ivanov, the son of an Imperial Guard officer. He defected to Sweden (during WWII?) and employed German and French engravers to do the figures. "Body Guard", "Leib Guard" or "Life Guard" - Russian Leib-Gvardi, is abbreviated here as "LG".
With the fall of the Soviet Union and more recently the Internet access to information about the Tsarist armies, I have finally been able to get the information needed to accurately paint the figures. Also of note, I had a source that showed what horse colors were prescribed for each regiment and for the dragoon regiments, the trumpeter’s and kettledrummer’s mounts were black. On the flags, generally, they bore Tsar Nicholas I’s cypher (Cyrillic N looks like “H”) and a religious icon of the Savior on the other sided, and someplace on the flag the imperial double-headed imperial eagle appeared.
The Georgi Ivanov Figures - Die Georgi Iwanow Figuren
To start off, here are the 1914 Russian Imperial Guard and regular Army on parade figures, 30mm, all of which were produced by Georgi Ivanov, the son of an Imperial Guard officer. He defected to Sweden (during WWII?) and employed German and French engravers to do the figures. "Body Guard", "Leib Guard" or "Life Guard" - Russian Leib-Gvardi, is abbreviated here as "LG".
With the fall of the Soviet Union and more recently the Internet access to information about the Tsarist armies, I have finally been able to get the information needed to accurately paint the figures. Also of note, I had a source that showed what horse colors were prescribed for each regiment and for the dragoon regiments, the trumpeter’s and kettledrummer’s mounts were black. On the flags, generally, they bore Tsar Nicholas I’s cypher (Cyrillic N looks like “H”) and a religious icon of the Savior on the other sided, and someplace on the flag the imperial double-headed imperial eagle appeared.
Life Guard (Leib Gvardi) His Majesty's Hussar Regiment trumpeter, standard-bearer and officer
Leib-Garde-Husaren-Regiment, Seiner Majestät - Trompeter, Standartenträger und Offizier
G. Ivanov figures 12, 13 and 11 respectively
Life Guard Dragoon Regiment trumpeter, standard-bearer and officer, dragoon and officer
Leib-Garde-Dragoner-Regiment Trompeter, Standarte, Offizier, Dragoner und Offizier
G. Ivanov figures 27, 28, 26a, 29 and 26 respectively
LG Uhlan Regiment trumpeter and officer
L-G-Ulan-Regiment Trompeter und Offizier
G. Ivanov figures 32 & 31 respectively
LG Cossack Regiment trooper
L-G-Kosaken-Regiment Gardist
G. Ivanov figures 19
Nikolai Cavalry School (a Guard unit) - Nikolai Kavallerie Schule (eine Garde Einheit)
G. Ivanov figures N4, N3, N2 & N1 respectively
Her Majesty's the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna's Crimean Horse Regiment
Krim-Reiter-Regiment Ihre Majistätin der Kaiserin Alexandra Fjodorowna
Ivanov figs. Kr3, Kr2, Kr1, Kr4 & Kr4
Krim-Reiter-Regiment Ihre Majistätin der Kaiserin Alexandra Fjodorowna
Ivanov figs. Kr3, Kr2, Kr1, Kr4 & Kr4
Palace Guards Company, ca. 1912 - Palast-Garde-Kompanie um 1912
30mm flats by G. Ivanov figures 91 thru 95
30mm flats by G. Ivanov figures 91 thru 95
LG 4th Rifle Regiment of the Imperial Family in winter uniform
Leib-Garde 4-te Schützen-Regiment der Kaiserlichen-Familie, Winter-Uniform
Ivanov figures S3, S5, S6 & S7
Leib-Garde 4-te Schützen-Regiment der Kaiserlichen-Familie, Winter-Uniform
Ivanov figures S3, S5, S6 & S7
Army 3rd Hussar Regt. Elizabethgradski
Armee-Husaren-Regiment No. 3 Jelisabetgradski
Ivanov figs. H8, H7, H6, H9 & H10
Armee-Husaren-Regiment No. 3 Jelisabetgradski
Ivanov figs. H8, H7, H6, H9 & H10
Army 6th Hussar Regt. Ingermanlandski
Armee-Husaren-Regiment No. 6 Ingermanlandski
Ivanov figs H1, H2, H3, H5 & H4
Armee-Husaren-Regiment No. 6 Ingermanlandski
Ivanov figs H1, H2, H3, H5 & H4
Army 8th Uhlan Regt. Vosnyessensk
Armee-Ulan-Regiment No. 8, Wosnjessensk
Ivanov figs. U1 officer, U2 standard-bearer, U3 trumpeter, U4 uhlan with lance; U5 uhlan with carbine only.
Armee-Ulan-Regiment No. 8, Wosnjessensk
Ivanov figs. U1 officer, U2 standard-bearer, U3 trumpeter, U4 uhlan with lance; U5 uhlan with carbine only.
Army 14th Dragoon Regt. Maloruss (Little Russia)
Armee-Dragoner-Regiment No. 14, Klein Russland
It had bright green regimental distinctions and as a former cuirassier regiment it was identifiable from the white helmet crest and white collar
Regimenter die früher Kürassier waren.
Ivanov fromer cuirassier figures D8, D7, D6, XX, D10, D9
Armee-Dragoner-Regiment No. 14, Klein Russland
It had bright green regimental distinctions and as a former cuirassier regiment it was identifiable from the white helmet crest and white collar
Regimenter die früher Kürassier waren.
Ivanov fromer cuirassier figures D8, D7, D6, XX, D10, D9
Army 17th Dragoon Regiment Novotroitski's 5th Squadron (brown mounts) (Caucasus)
Armee-Dragoner-Regiment No. 17 Nowotroitski, 5. Eskadron (braune Pferde) (Kaukasische)
It was a Caucasus unit, identifiable by their fur-trimmed hats.
Ivanov figures D13, D12, D11, D16 & D15
Armee-Dragoner-Regiment No. 17 Nowotroitski, 5. Eskadron (braune Pferde) (Kaukasische)
It was a Caucasus unit, identifiable by their fur-trimmed hats.
Ivanov figures D13, D12, D11, D16 & D15
Army Infantry - a 1st Regiment of a Division, which would have red distinctions on the uniform and the standard
Armee Infanterie - ein 1. Regiment einer Division, mit roten Abzeichen und Details auf der Fahne
Ivanov figures A19, A14, A16 & A20
Armee Infanterie - ein 1. Regiment einer Division, mit roten Abzeichen und Details auf der Fahne
Ivanov figures A19, A14, A16 & A20
Army Infantry - a 2nd and a 1st Regiment of a Division standard-bearer, which would have blue and red distinctions, respectively, on the uniform and the standard
Armee Infanterie - ein 2. und ein 1. Regiment Standartenträger einer Division, mit blauen bez. roten Abzeichen und Details auf der Fahne
Ivanov figures A7 & A6
Armee Infanterie - ein 2. und ein 1. Regiment Standartenträger einer Division, mit blauen bez. roten Abzeichen und Details auf der Fahne
Ivanov figures A7 & A6
Army Infantry - a 3rd Regiment of a Division, which would have white distinctions on the uniform and in this case a different model standard
Armee Infanterie - ein 3. Regiment einer Division, mit weißen Abzeichen und in diesem Fall eine ander Fahnenmodell
Ivanov figures A5, A8 & A13 (x2)
Army Siberian Rifle Regiments - Sibirische-Schützen-Regimenter
Ivanov S8e S7e S3e S6e S8e
Ivanov S8e S7e S3e S6e S8e
Plastuni Kuban-Cossack Infantry Plastuni Kubanj-Kasakens Infanterie
Ivanov figs. K16, K15 (x2), K13 K14 & K16
Ivanov figs. K16, K15 (x2), K13 K14 & K16
Left to right: Leib-Garde Infantry Regt. 1914; Leib-Garde Kexholmski Regt. 1914; Leib-Garde Horse Regt., 1914
v.l.n.r. Leib-Garde-Infanterie-Regt. 1914; Leib-Garde Kexholmski-Regt. 1914; Leib-Garde-Pferde-Regt., 1914
54mm rounds by various makers - vollplastische Figuren von diversen Herstellern
v.l.n.r. Leib-Garde-Infanterie-Regt. 1914; Leib-Garde Kexholmski-Regt. 1914; Leib-Garde-Pferde-Regt., 1914
54mm rounds by various makers - vollplastische Figuren von diversen Herstellern
Infantry ca. 1914 - Infanterie um 1914
30mm flats by Mars, Sweden (except 4th figure, drummer, by A. Ochel?)
30mm flats by Mars, Sweden (except 4th figure, drummer, by A. Ochel?)
Infantrymen and staff officer ca. 1914 - Infanteristen und Stabsoffizier um 1914
30mm flats by Mars, Sweden
30mm flats by Mars, Sweden
Cavalry ca. 1914 - Kavallerie um 1914
30mm flats by Mars, Sweden
30mm flats by Mars, Sweden
Machine gun troops ca. 1914 - MG-Truppen um 1914
30mm flats by Mars, Sweden
30mm flats by Mars, Sweden
Russian infantry in the swamps of Tannenberg (1914)
Russische Infanterie in den Sümpfen von Tannenberg
28mm flats by the Ernst Heinrichsen firm, bolds engraved in 1914
Machine gun troops and infantry ca. 1914 -MG-Truppen und Infanterie um 1914
30mm flats by Hinrichsen, Kebbel, Frauendorf, Mars (Swedish) and others
30mm flats by Hinrichsen, Kebbel, Frauendorf, Mars (Swedish) and others
Machine gun troops and staff officers (above)
MG Truppen und Stabsoffiziere (oben)
Artillery (right)
Artillerie (rechts)
30 mm flats by Kebbel, Mars (Sweden), E. Heinrichsen and other makers
MG Truppen und Stabsoffiziere (oben)
Artillery (right)
Artillerie (rechts)
30 mm flats by Kebbel, Mars (Sweden), E. Heinrichsen and other makers
Artillery ca. 1914 - Artillerie um 1914
30mm flats by Mars, Sweden
30mm flats by Mars, Sweden
Dismounted dragoons ca. 1914 - Dragoner abgesetzt um 1914
30mm flats by Johannes Frauendorf (†)
30mm flats by Johannes Frauendorf (†)
Siberian Rifles (Infantry) 1914-1918 - Sibirische Schützen (Infanterie) 1914-1918
30mm flats by an unidentified editor - 30mm flache Zinnfiguren von einem unbekannten Hersteller
30mm flats by an unidentified editor - 30mm flache Zinnfiguren von einem unbekannten Hersteller
Sailor from the Cruiser Aurora storming the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, 7 Nov. 1917
Matrose vom Kreuzer Aurora beim Sturm auf dem Winterpalast, St. Petersburg, 7.11.1917
54mm round by Squadron Rubin painted in 1975
Matrose vom Kreuzer Aurora beim Sturm auf dem Winterpalast, St. Petersburg, 7.11.1917
54mm round by Squadron Rubin painted in 1975