by C.A. Norman
FIG. 1. General Gala; Picklehaulbe black with gilt fittings and -.white plume, tunic dark blue, collar and cuffs red with gold lace, gilt buttons, eppoulets gold with holding strap red edged in gold with gold stars. Trousers dark blue with double red ctripe, waistsash in National colours; red top, white centre and blue on bottom, gold tassels. FIG. 2. Adjutant, General Staff, Full Dress; Picklehaulbe black with gilt fittings, tunic dark blue, collar and cuffs red, gilt buttons and National coat of Arms on collar, eppoulets red board with hall'-moon and piping in gold the holding strap in National colours and silver star. Trousers dark blue with red stripe sash in National colours, tassels in gold. FIG 3. Infantry Officer, Full Dress; As for Fig.2. but with gilt number on collar, 3 silver stars on eppoulet. FIG 4. Infantry Comandante, Daily Dress; Cap dark blue with red band, gilt badge and gold lace strap, National cockade above badge, tunic dark blue, collar and cuffs red, gilt buttons, number on collar and gold shoulder cords, trousers dark blue With red stripe, waistbelt in National colours with gilt buckle. FIG. 5. Infantry Officer, Campaign Dress; Cap as Fig-4, tunic of light khaki, gilt number on collar, red cuffs, gilt buttons, shoulder strap red edged in gold cord with silver star, waistbelt as Fig.4., trousers light khaki with red stripe. FIG. 6. Infantry Private, Daily Dress; Cap as Figs. 4&5 with brass badge and leather strap, tunic dark blue, red collar and cuffs, brass buttons and number on collar, shoulder strap red, waistbelt black leather with brass clasp buckle, trousers dark blue with red stripe. FIG. 7. Private, Military Train, Daily Dress; Cap as Fig.6 but with a green band, tunic dark blue with green collar, cuffs and shoulder straps, brass buttons, number on collar and waistbelt clasp buckle, black belt, trousers dark blue with red stripe. FIG. 8. Officer, Guides Cavalry, Full Dress; Picklehaulbe black with silver fittings, tunic light blue, red collar and cuffs, eppoulets red board edged in silver with silver stars and halfmoon, holding strap in National colours, trousers dark blue with red stripe, silver buttons and crossed sabres on collar, waistsash in National colours with gold tassels. Other units of cavalry although having the same tunics had various designs on the collar, Horse Grenadiers having a Flaming Grenade, Hussars a Skull and Crossed Bones, Lancers crossed Lances and Mounted Rifles (Cazadores a Caballo) with crossed Rifles all in silver. FIG. 9. Trooper Cavalry, Campaign Dress; Cap white with red band, white metal badge, National cockade above black peck and strap, tunic white, white metal number on collar and buttons, (buttons under a fly front) reel shoulder straps and cuffs, trousers white with red stripe, black waistbelt, white metal clasp buckle. SOURCE: Dress Regulations and coloured plate in "Enciclopedia Universal Ilustrada" Madrid, 1926. (Artillery and Engineers to follow later).
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