List of Perry Sudan Miniatures that can be used for the Second Anglo Afghan War?

First off, a picture of Drummer James Roddick of the 92nd Highlanders defending Lieutenant Menzies at Kandahar, 1880, National Army Museum

I popped the question on the Lead Adventure Forum; which codes from the Perry Miniatures Sudan range can be used for the Second Anglo Afghan War?

It didn't take long before Mad Guru of the famously brilliant Maiwand Day Blog popped in and gave me the lowdown.

As this information is no longer available on the new Perry Miniatures site I thought I would print his reply below:

"I believe that would be the various packs of Infantry, Indian service dress (SB21-SB25);

The 10th Hussars command (SB33) and swords drawn (SB34);

The Sikh Infantry packs (SB68-SB70);

And the various Bengal Cavalry command & with lances packs (SB74-SB76).

NOTE: I did not include the 3 x "Bengal/Bombay infantry" packs (SB71-SB73), because these all wear smooth khaki covers over their turbans which post-date the Second Afghan War, and as there now are some perfectly accurate Second Afghan War Perry Indian Infantry figures in their "Victoria's Little Wars" range, there's no need to do turban conversions on the Sudan range Bombay/Bengal infantry figures to make them fit the Afghan War, the way I did more than a decade ago.

You could also use the Royal Artillery 7 pounder Screw-gun and crew (SB45) -- though if you're picky you may want to remove the desert goggles from the officer's foreign service helmet, and possibly remove the puggarees from all the crew's helmets, as in Afghanistan they would probably have been wearing khaki cloth helmet-covers.  But if you leave all their helmets as-is and just paint them in khaki uniforms with blue puttees, I will in no way hold it against you!"

Something Stirs on the North West Frontier Part I

A large project looms.....

I've been going over previous research into the uniformology of the British Army and Indian Army during the Second Anglo Afghan War. It would seem that there is a lot more to learn so I would like to ask; if anyone has any information they would like to add please leave a comment below or contact me at:

darrell DOT hindley AT gmail DOT com

Also, if you are putting together a British force for the Second Afghan War please feel free to use this as a resource. 

British Army Uniforms During the Second Afghan War:

9th Lancers Officer:

9th Lancers in quilted khaki winter jackets:

9th Lancers mannequin by Tony Barton:

9th Lancers mannequin by Tony Barton:

9th Lancers mannequin by Tony Barton:

 9th Lancers:

 45th Native Infantry (Rattray's Sikhs) guarding prisoners in 1878:

 92nd Gordons:

72nd Highlanders officers in trews:

Sergeant, 72nd Duke of Albany's Highlanders:

72nd pattern for Trews:

9 pdr gun used in Afghanistan. The ochre colour of the carriage is correct for the period: 

 A Sowar 10th Bengal Lancers,& Private 9th Foot. 2nd Afghan War:

Infantry?:

Ayub Khan Emir of Afghanistan (1878-1880) Gives Himself up to the British in Afghanistan:

British Officer Poshteen:

66th at Maiwand:

Guides infantry in 1880:

Indian Cavalry of British Army Fighting During the Second Anglo-Afghan War Afghanistan (1878-1880):

66th Foot and RHA mannequins by Tony Barton:

Members of the Yorkshire Infantry at Ali Masjid:

Officers of the 10th Hussars at Jellalabad:

Punjab regiment joining British forces in the Afghan War, 1878:

My God! Maiwand! RHA and 2nd Lt. W R Olivey:

Royal Horse Artillery in khaki frocks and dark blue home service trousers:

Saving the Guns at Maiwand:

Siege of the British Residency in Kabul, 3 September 1879:

The 2nd battalion of the 8th Foot in 1879:

More 66th foot from Tony Barton: