like real ones!?!
I hope they are empty shells. I also got my attention on that bag he carries but my first thought was his coffee thermos and a sandwich, and maybe some tourist map and brochures if asked on things to do in the capital.
They're Grenadier soldiers and the Regiments names is derived from the word grenade!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadier
The bag is probably empty but just part of the uniform.
Thanks, I found a picture and the grenadier bag would make a nice tablet bag for me! ? Kidding aside, the initials will need to be updated in the future, wonder if they are gold and if it gets recycled.
https://www.dreamstime.com/royal-gu...uard-duty-guarding-amalienborg-image161956218
Thank you. Wow! Having not served in any military, I would have not guessed grenades. An extra pair of gloves yes, but not grenades.
Well, iron-bombs the size of a fist actually. - You lit the fuse and then threw them at the enemy.
Grenadiers were assault troops initially, hence the need to use bombs to clear rooms, casemates and corridors.
Grenadiers consisted in the beginning of the tallest, strongest, more mature and most reliable soldiers in a regiment. - And some would say: Those who had more brawn than brain, because it was pretty dangerous to be a grenadier as you would often lead an attack against a fortified position and as such suffer heavy casualties.
Later on it became common to amalgamate grenadier companies from several regiments into battalions and from then on the step to creating dedicated grenadier regiments was logic. That happened during the Napoleonic Wars.
The Royal Lifeguard Regiment was thus turned into grenadiers at some point, I don't know when.
The irony is that at that point (around 1800) grenadiers rarely if ever used bombs. They were by this stage heavy infantry of the line. Consisting of big, mature and brave veterans who could be relied upon to press home an attack or stand their ground almost no matter what.
Grenadiers are easy to recognize: They typically wore a bearskin cap, a short infantry saber and their bag that was supposed to contain bombs, but contained all sorts of stuff instead.
The Royal Lifeguard Regiment's bomb-bags are a source of pride. Its very old and stiff leather polished and polished and polished by countless guardsmen for many decades until you can see your reflection in the leather.
Other famous grenadier regiments include: The Old Guard of the time of Napoleon, the Grenadier Guards from UK, and the original infantry regiments of the French Foreign Legion.
Sweden too has a contingent of grenadiers among the regiments guarding the royal palaces, although the most well known are light dragoons.
Norway has a Jaeger regiments as their guards.
Spain has lancers, so has Morocco.
Russia use line infantry as their Kremlin Guard.
USA use Marines, albeit in a much more recent uniform.
France use cuirassiers. So does UK at the Horse Guards.
I must confess ignorance in regards to what type of regiments Belgium and the Netherlands use.
