Uniforms of Russian Army during the Napoleonic war - Vol. 18 by A.V. Viskovatov

Author:A.V. Viskovatov [Viskovatov, A.V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Viskovatov, uniforms, history, soldiershop
Publisher: Soldiershop
Published: 2018-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

Uniforms of Russian Army during the Napoleonic war - Vol. 18

XLIV . GUARDS HORSE PIONEERS.

[Gvardeiskie konno-pionery.]

28 November 1819 - The newly formed L.-Gds. Horse-Pioneer Squadron is ordered to have the same uniforms and shakos as the L.-Gds. Sapper Battalion, but with short skirts for the dress coats, and yellow pompons and simillarly colored pyramidal pompons. There are gray cloth taps on the greatcoat collar, and on the covers of officers’ cartridge pouches an image of a two-headed eagel and two crossed axes. Saddlecloths are as for Guards Horse Artillery but with silver galloon for officers. All other uniform items, accouterments, and arms, as well as horse furniture, are as described above for the the 1st Horse-Pioneer Squadron (Illus. 2214, 2215, 2216, and 2217). When not on duty, officers are allowed to be in undress coats [vitse-mundiry] with long skirts (Illus. 2218) and the same frock coats [syurtuki] as possessed by officers in the L.-Gds. Sapper Battalion, but with white lining (139).

6 April 1822 - All combatant personnel in the squadron are ordered to have red skirt turnbacks with white piping instead of black with red, after the example established on 17 January of this year for the L.-Gds. Sapper Battalion (Illus. 2219) (140).

1 May 1824 - The pyramidal pompons on shakos are replaced by round ones. In this same year all combatant ranks began to wear a taller shako with wider cords. The latter had a special loop to attach to the button of the right shoulder strap (Illus. 2220) (141).

29 March 1825 - For combatant lower ranks, for faultless service, there are established stripes [nashivki] to be sewn on the left sleeve: for 10 years service - one, for 15 years - two, for 20 years - three; one over the other, all of yellow tape (142).

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