(Left) Trumpeter, 3rd Brandenburg Hussars; (Right) Trooper, 9th
Rhenish Hussars.
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(Left) Officer, 4th (1st Silesian)
Hussars; (Right) Trooper, 6th
(2nd Silesian) Hussars.
(Left) Trooper; (Right) Officer,
2nd Leib Hussars c.1809
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The Cavalry
Post 1806
The Uniforms of the Hussars - (Cont'd)
The Leib Hussar Regiments were distinguished from each other by coloured shoulder straps __ white for the 1st and scarlet for the 2nd. In 1815, lace was substituted for these shoulder straps. The Normal squadron had yellow lace around their collars and cuffs.
Head-dress was either a grey cap with the cap band in the colour of the dolman or a leather-reinforced, felt shako. The front of the shako was decorated with a large black and white cockade for all regiments, other than the Leib Hussars, who had the famous white metal Totenkopf (skull and crossed bones). Prior to 1809, this deathshead was cut from white fabric and was sewn onto the head-dress. The Normal-Hussaren-Eskadron had a silver metal and enamel Guard Star. All regiments had the Prissian pom-pon displayed on the top, front-centre of their shakos and for full dress, a tall white feather plume, together with white or yellow lace hangings, was fitted to the shako. The cap lines were coloured as for these hangings, corresponding to the regimental buttons and lace colourings. On campaign the shako was covered with the usual black waxed cover.
1. NCO of the Brandenburg Hussars; 2. Officer of the 1st Leib Hussar Regiment; 3. 1st Silesian Hussar Regiment; 4. Pommeranian Hussars c.1810; 5. NCO of the 2nd Silesian Hussar Regiment c.1809.
Hussar's overalls were of the standard grey type, lined and cuffed in leather, with buttons down the outsides.
The Brandenburg and Pommeranian regiments had white cloaks whilst the remaining regiments had grey. The collar was in the colour of the dolman collar.
Around the waist was worn a bi-coloured girdle, the colouring being taken from the facings and buttons. Below the girdle was worn a black leather belt, from which was suspended a sabre and a sabretasch, this latter being normally coloured red, with white or yellow edging. In the case of the Leib Hussars, however, it was made of blackened leather. The sword knot was made of black leather, this same pattern being carried by NCOs up to 1819.
A black leather shoulder belt, carrying the cartridge pouch, was worn over the left shoulder and from this belt was also suspended a swivel to take the carbine.
  
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