King & Country · Napoleonic · NA062
NA062 raises a hand in salute while standing in the formal dress of the Guard group. The gesture creates a relationship with an unseen superior or occasion, making the figure useful for a compact scene of military ceremony.
- Maker
- King & Country
- Set code
- NA062
- Series
- Napoleonic (NA)
The salute gives the pose a direction
The hand near the head and the officer’s gaze tell the viewer where attention is focused. Place a mounted commander or a small group in that direction, leaving the gesture visible. Without that relationship, the figure can look like an isolated uniform display rather than part of an event.
Useful companions
NA063 presents arms, while NA056 provides a named mounted Guard commander. If using Dorsenne, remember that his death in 1812 rules out a Waterloo setting. A general inspection scene avoids assigning an unsupported date while still explaining why the officer is saluting. The manufacturer’s code and the imagined scene should remain separate in the label.
The hand is the key condition detail
A small loss near the fingers can alter the entire gesture. Ask for a close photograph of the salute and compare it with the reference. Check the plume, sword and painted trim as well. The restrained posture makes the model compact, but the fine details around the head and hands remain more vulnerable than the large areas of coat and trousers.
Figure reference
King & Country NA062 Imperial Guard Officer Saluting — Sager’s Soldiers catalog record. The collecting observations above refer to the pictured model; condition varies between individual examples.
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