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Fig.1. Private:
Hat black, plume white with red top, cockade white centre red edge, holding strap in gold lace and button, coat red, collar, cuffs, lapels and turnbacks white, epaulettes red, buttons brass, lace on collar, lapels and cuffs yellow/gold, trousers white with red stripe, spats white, black shoes.
Fig.2. Officer:
Bi-corne black, plume white with red top, coat same as fig.l., gold lace on cuffs, all lace in gold, buttons gilt, waist sash red with gold tassels, gloves buff, trousers white, black shoes, sword hilt in ivory with gilt fittings, sword scabbard black with gilt fittings.
Sources: Leyes y Decretos Militares de la Republica del Peru. existentes en el Archive General del Nacion, Buenos Aires.
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