Mexico 1867

The Empress Regiment of Lancers Uniform Plate

by J. Balaguer


Sombrero grey with a white band edged in red, jacket carmine in colour with black piping, lace, tassels and shoulder cords, silver buttons, trousers carmine with two white stripes [carmine in the centre of them]. Boots black with steel spurs, pistol holster in brown leather, white waistbelt and sword slings, shabraaue in carmine edged in white lace with a thin black border, which must be the under-lining of the shabraque, black sheepskin edged in crimson, a black leather patch where the leg rubbed the shabraque, black leather bridle, harness etc. valisse in carmin, steel sword scabbard, lance strap white leather, lance pennant in national colours red, white, green.

SOURCES
Knotel, R.Forthoffer and L.Beaufort.


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