Uniforms of the World: A Compendium of Army, Navy, and Air Force Uniforms, 1700-1937 |
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adopted aiguillettes arms army artillery Austrian knots basic color Battalion blue blue blue coats blue light blue blue red blue yellow breeches carmine cavalry chaco chevau-légers coatee cockade collar and cuffs collar patches corps crown cuff patches cuirassiers dark green distinctive color dolman double-breasted dragoons edging embroidery epaulettes feather plume front full dress fur caps fusiliers Garde Garde du Corps gold lace greatcoat grenadiers hair plume headdress helmet hussar introduced jacket Jäger kepi kurtka lapels Lifeguard light-blue madder red NCOs officers wore orange peak pelisses piped red pointed cuffs pouch belt Prussian rank distinctions red collar red distinctions red piping red yellow Regiment regimental number regiments wore rifles sashes service dress shabraques shoulder cords shoulder straps single-breasted skirt turnbacks sky blue stars troops trousers tunic undergarments uniform Waffenfarbe waistcoats white metal buttons white plume white red white white white white yellow worn yellow lace yellow metal buttons yellow white yellow yellow