31354 Federal Infantry in Frock Coat Advancing at Right Shoulder WWII K&C Fall of Berlin-Red Army It was even carried into

It was even carried into battle during the Falklands War of 1982

is already a big hit

Until 1941

This was because the movement of massed ranks of men was key to victory in the field and it is easier to regain an upright posture from a kneeling position – not so from one sitting or lying down (it is also very difficult to reload from a prone position)

closed at one end

31354 Federal Infantry in Frock Coat Advancing at Right Shoulder WWII K&C Fall of Berlin-Red Army It was even carried intoMilitary frock coats were introduced during the Napoleonic Wars to French line infantry and Prussian Landwehr troops. It replaced the standard issue swallow tail coat which were expensive to produce and would quickly soil under campaign conditions. A loose fitting single breasted frock coat was cheaper to manufacture and more practical for campaigns. By the 1840s, frock coats were regulation for the American army with officers issued navy blue frocks