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Faustriemen: (A) Normal cavalry sword knot. (B) Special black leather knot carried by the Hussars. The Infantry The Artillery Organisation &Tactics Arms & Equipment Flags & Standards Bibliography & Sources Hussar officer, campaign dress. This figure is shown wearing the pelisse without its being buttoned across the chest. This was a style that was very popular amongst officers from 1813-15 Normal Hussar officer, parade dress. Note the collar and cuff lacing

The Cavalry Post 1806 The Uniforms of the Hussars - (Cont'd) The officer's pelisses and dolmans had eighteen bars of lace across the chest and were heavily decorated around the collars and cuffs. The Überrock was coloured grey, but was the normal style and cut. Officers could also wear a cocked hat with cockades, tassels and a black and white feather when they wore either the Leibrock or Überrock. The Leibrock was dark blue with piping as for the dolman braid and with collar and pointed cuffs in facing colour. Officer's rank was indicated in the normal way by shoulder straps attached to both the dolman and pelisse and their sashes were made of silver and black silk cord. Musicians were identified by the usual swallows' nests, worn on the shoulder of the dolman and pelisse. The trumpeters of the Leib Hussars had a typical Guard style of Busch on their shakos, red with a white tip. Although an angular saddle cloth was sometimes used by officers, it was the rule whilst on Campaign to carry a black lambskin shabraque, edged with red wolfs' teeth, over the saddle. A. Hussar. Campaign dress rear view. This figure shows the Hussar wearing the pelisse also gives details of sword and carbine suspension; B. Hussar trumpeter, campaign dress. It will be noted that the musician's swallows' nests appear on both the dolman and pelisse; C. Hussar, campaign dress; D. Leib Hussar, parade dress. This figure has the shako fitted with the the famous "Totenkopf" and cap lines, which fell onto the chest and were secured to a dolman button. The parade plume is not shown.