Officer: Shako black with gold lace top band, black leather bottom band and peak, gold lace chevron on both sides of shako, gilt chin-scales and boss, red pom pom with gilt holder and gold lace down to a silver five pointed star on the front of shako. Tunic dark blue with red collar, cuffs and turnbacks, collar and cuffs have gold lace, lapels are white with gold lace, buttons are gilt, counter-epaulette in gold lace, red pocket piping, crimson waist-sash, trousers red with gold lace on outer leg seam, black shoes, sword scabbard steel, sword stings black leather, gilt sword hilt with black grip and gold lace sword knot.

Flag: Red carrying belt, the flag has a white field with a sky-blue canton in the canton is a white star, outer edge has a gold lace fringe, bow is in white silk with gold lace fringe, steel fittings to wooden staff.

Sources:
Uniform: Revista Militar del Peru 1930. Estado Mayor General.
Flag: Acuarela de autor anonimo en Museo Historico Nacional, Buenos Aires.

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