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Officer in Parade dress. Dragoon officer's shako were fitted with a cloth cockade instead of the eagle plate used by the other ranks. The cap lines pass under the shoulder strap and are secured at the front of the Leibrock. The Infantry The Artillery Organisation &Tactics Arms & Equipment Flags & Standards Bibliography & Sources Normal Dragoon. Parade dress. Earing Guard Litzen and the Guard Star at the front of the shako.

The Cavalry Post 1806 The Uniforms of the Dragoon Regiments The Dragoons wore a Kollet of the same pattern as that worn by the Kurassiere. It was coloured light-blue and the coat tails were faced with a similar coloured cloth. The collar, Swedish cuffs, coat-tail trim and the shoulder straps were in the Regimental colour and the butons were either made of white or yellow metal. The Normal-Dragoner-Ekadron wore yellow cuff and collar Litzen. A light blue Litewka was worn instead of the Kollet for campaign dress, the collar and shoulder straps being in the Regimental colour. Clothing and equipment of the Kurassier and Dragoon Regiments (a) Kurassier helmet. On the front was a brass plate; here it is shown embossed with the eagle of the Line regiments. (b) Normal Dragoner Eskadron shako. This was distinguished by the rear peak and the Guard Star. (c) Dragoon shako. This is shown here with the black parade "Busch" and black and white NCO's cords. On its front is the Dragoon eagle plate. (d) Shako plume. This was introduced in 1813 for parade wear, replacing the "Busch". It is shown with the pom-pon and coloured as for an NCO. (e) Dragoon shako eagle. (f) Kollet, mounted service pattern. (g) Kollet coat-tails detail. (h) Heavy Cavalry swords; [i] The Dragoonpallasch [ii] the Kurassierpallasch, other ranks pattern. (i) The Litewka. Used by many cavalry regiments for campaign wear. (j) Officer's collar Litzen, Kapellen-Stickerei; [i] 1806, [ii] 1814. Head-dress was either a cloth Feldmutze, or a leather-reinforced shako. The cap was made in light blue and the cap band was in the regimental colour. The shako had the usual black and white Prussian pom-pon on the top front centre and a metal plate on the front. This palte was in the button colour and took the form of an heraldic Prussian eagle for the Line regiments or a Guard Star for the Normal dragoons. Officer's shakos were decorated with the Prussian cockade instead of this plate. The Normal Dragoons were also distinctive in that their shako had the addition of a rear peak. Up to 1810, a white feather plume was affixed to the shako for parade dress, but in that year a similarly coloured Busch was adopted. The shako was hung with cords and a cap line in the colour of the buttons. In foul weather, or when on campaign, the shako was normally covered with a black waxed cover. The uniform was completed by a pair of the standard, grey, leather lined, cavalry overalls from which the brass side buttons were removed in 1811. A belt was worn around the waist from which was hung the sword. Up to 1811, the Dragoons carried a Pallasch, but in that year they changed to a sabre in an iron scabbard. A black cartridge pouch on a white belt was worn over the left shoulder. Officers did not wear the Kollet Instead, they wore a not dissimilar garment cut in the style of the foot troops and known as the Leibrock. This had long coat tails and was coloured to conform to the Dragoon Kollet worn by the other ranks. Officers were further distinguished by carrying the insignia appropriate to their rank. Dragoon saddle cloths were rounded both at front and back. They were coloured light blue and were edged with a double line of the regimental colour.