GDH-02-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale set we are offering. It comes with its original box and is in like-new condition.
John Jenkins Designs GDH-02 Gordon Highlanders, 2 Figures Defending
Sudan War
The red coat had been symbolic of the British Army for nearly two
centuries. However the red wool serge was unsuitable for the Sudanese
climate. Therefore a Grey or Khaki drill was issued.
There was an
argument for the retention of the red coat in the Sudan, that it would
“Impress the natives”. However the Sudanese knew who they were fighting,
and only their tactics, not their morale changed.
Those staff officers who insisted on wearing red coats, soon found themselves favored targets for the Mahdist snipers.