By Terry Hooker
Fig. 1. General of Artillery, Gala Dress. Pickelhaube in black leather with gilt fittings and edging, plume red, tunic is dark blue with red collar, cuffs, piping and epaulet board, gold lace on collar and cuffs, gilt buttons and lace on epaulet fringe, piping and half-moon, holding strap and national coat of arms, trousers are dark blue with gold lace stripe, pouch belt over left shoulder is in silver lace. Fig. 2. General of Infantry, Middle Gala Dress. Peaked cap in dark blue with yellow band and piping, national colours cockade, gilt button for chin-strap and national coat of arms badge on front of cap. Tunic is dark blue with yellow collar piped in dark blue, yellow piping to tunic front and rear flap, shoulder straps are in gold lace with a gilt national coat of arms, the cuffs are dark blue piped yellow, trousers are also dark blue with a gold lace stripe. Fig. 3. General of Cavalry, Daily Dress. Peaked cap in dark blue with a light blue band and piping otherwise the same as fig.2, plate 1, tunic is dark blue with light blue collar the collar patch and piping are in dark blue, the national coat of arms on collar patch is gilt metal, shoulder strap as per fig.2, plate 1, lace and frogging is in black silk, cuffs are dark blue with a light blue lace bar and piping, trousers are dark blue with a light blue stripe. Fig. 4. Military School, Cadet. Pickelhaube in black leather with gilt fittings, tunic is dark blue, collar is dark blue piped in yellow, a gilt national coat of arms on collar, cuffs are dark blue with yellow piping, front and rear tunic piping in yellow, the shoulder straps are yellow with the letters E M "Escuela Militar", trousers are dark blue with three yellow side stripes, two wide one thin. Fig. 5. Military School Professor Lieutenant, Gala. Pickelhaube in black leather with gilt fittings, plume is white horsehair, tunic dark blue, collar is white with silver lace bars piped along top edge in dark blue, cuffs white with silver lace bars, piping to tunic is white, buttons are gilt, shoulder straps are yellow with two silver rank stars, trousers are dark blue with three white stripes, as per fig.4. plate 1.
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