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Infantry 1808-15, Grenadiers and Fusiliers: (A) Feldwebel, Garde Regt. zu Fuss. These senior NCOs wore officer's shako plumes, swords and Troddeln. The cane, which was a sign of rank, is shown suspended from the Kollet button. The Busch was made up of white over black feathers. (B) Grenadier, parade dress. On the shako is the black Busch. (C) Fusilier, Garde Regt. zu Fuss, parade dress. On the shako is the black Busch and the Guard Star. A 'Faschinenmesser' is worn on a shoulder belt. (D) Fusilier, parade dress. The shako is shown here bearing the distinctive Prussian cockade worn by the Line Fusiliers.
(Sketches By: John Stallaert, according to David Nash & Almark)
The Infantry - Uniforms of the Regular Infantry (Cont'd)
On the front of the shako, below the pompom, the Musketeers carried the Royal cypher in brass; the Fusilier battalions wore a large cloth Prussian cockade which was held down by a loop running from directly beneath the pompom; Line Grenadiers wore a brass Prussian heraldic eagle; the Guard Grenadiers the old Prussian flying eagle and the 'Ordinary Infantry Battalion' and the Foot Guards wore the Guard Star; this was made of yellow metal for the former and white metal for the latter and it was a representation of the 'Order of the Black Eagle'. To the top of the shako could be fitted a large 'Busch'. This was coloured white for the Foot Guards and Black for Fusiliers, Grenadiers the 'Normal' Battalion, and the Leib Regiment. In 1813 a smaller, thinner, stiff plume replaced the 'Busch' although the same colouring was retained. In 1812 a second pattern of shako was introduced; it was similar to that described above but it had leather 'Stegen' on the sides which acted as a reinforcement. In 1813 another pattern of shako was introduced, and although not widely used, it was first issued to the 'Erstes Garde Regiment zu Fuss' in December 1813. In 1814, a simplified form of 'Feldmutze' without side curtains was introduced to replace the earlier pattern; on this style, there was piping around the crown which was the colour of the strap band.
Infantry 1808-15: (A) Fatigue dress. Figure shown wearing the grey working jacket, the 'Kamisol', from which the arms were removed during the summer months. The head-dress is the grey Feldmutze. (B) Jager parade dress. The blackened equipment and the leather marching boots were typical of the Jager at this period. He is armed with the short rifled 1810 pattern Jagerbuchse. (C) Musketeer drummer, parade dress. The drum shell was brass with red and white triangular-patterned rims. The cords and slides were white. (D) Musketeer fifer, parade dress. The fife was carried in a cylindrical case, here shown attached to a shoulder belt.
(Sketches By: John Stallaert, according to David Nash & Almark)
  
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