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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Prussia - The field cap, the tunic and the leg and foot clothing as well as the leather equipment.

The dark blue tunic had a collar and Swedish-style cuffs of black cloth.

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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Artillery - Field Artillery - Saxony

The Saxon field artillery consisted of 8 regiments (FAR No. 12, 28, 32, 48, 64, 68, 77, 78; see also the following table).

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Overview plates on the uniforming of the Imperial Army (Ruhl)

The uniforms of the German Army. First and second sections. The insignia of military ranks, etc. Published by Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig. 10th edition. The latter is not complete.

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The German Imperial Army - Picture Series by Georg Krickel

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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Uhlans - The Tschapka

The Uhlans wore the typical Tschapka, black lacquered and based on Polish models.

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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Uhlan Regiments - King's Uhlan Regiment (1st Hanoverian) No. 13.

The unit's foundation day is considered to be 19 December 1813 in the tradition of the Royal Hanoverian Regiment Garde du Corps.

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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Uhlans - The Ulanka

Typical for the Prussian Uhlans was the dark blue ulanka with a waist sash of the same color as well as with sleeve cuffs, front facings and a rounded collar in the respective badge color.

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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Cuirassiers - The Pallasch and the Thrusting Dagger

In the above photo the white saber belt for slinging over the shoulder and the matching bandolier can be clearly seen.

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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Uhlan Regiments - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Guard Uhlan Regiments

The 1st and 3rd Guard Uhlan Regiments were stationed in Potsdam; the 2nd Guard Uhlan Regiment was garrisoned in Berlin.

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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Cuirassier Regiments - Cuirassier Regiment Queen (Pomeranian) No. 2

The foundation day of this unit was considered to be April 2, 1717 in the tradition of the old Prussian Dragoon Regiment Ansbach-Bayreuth No. 5.

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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Uhlans - general remarks on the Württemberg Uhlans

The Württemberg Uhlans essentially wore the uniform of the Prussian Uhlans, i.e. cap, ulanka, waist sash dark blue; on the black-lacquered tschapka, of course, the Württemberg coat of arms in nickel silver.

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Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Cuirassiers - The Helmet of the Regiment of the Gardes du Corps or the Guard Cuirassier Regiment

Since 1843 the cuirassiers generally wore helmets of bright-polished iron with brass fittings and arched scale-chains.