A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!! FOR COLLECTORS OF 14 YEARS +, THIS IS A DETAILED SCALE MODEL PRODUCED BY WILLIAM BRITAINS (FAMOUS FOR YEARS OF PRODUCING METAL ''TOY'' SOLDIERS). BRITAINS SOLDIERS 36224 - French Imperial Guard Eagle, No.2 Diecast Metal ...A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!! FOR COLLECTORS OF 14 YEARS +, THIS IS A DETAILED SCALE MODEL PRODUCED BY WILLIAM BRITAINS (FAMOUS FOR YEARS OF PRODUCING METAL ''TOY'' SOLDIERS). BRITAINS SOLDIERS 36224 - French Imperial Guard Eagle, No.2 Diecast Metal FigureFrench Imperial Guard Eagle, No.2This Grenadier has the honor of being the Porte-Aigle, or Eagle Bearer, of the 1st Regiment of Imperial Guard Grenadiers.
A small party made up of officers and men was chosen to protect the eagle at any cost. The oiled silk tricolored flag was richly embroidered in gold with the regimental title and insignia on the front and a list of battle honors on the reverse. The flag was mounted to a blue painted oak staff topped by the bronze Imperial Eagle first distributed in December of 1804.
The design of the eagle was inspired by the standards of the Roman Legions with the left facing eagle perched on Jupiter’s spindle restiW