By Louis De Beaufort
(first drawn in 1951)
Fig. 1 (at left). Royal Corps of Artillery, Gunner. Black bicorne with yellow lace and red cockade, blue jacket, red collar, cuffs and turnbacks, black lapels with white lace bars and red piping, red pocket piping and red hearts on turnbacks. Blue breeches, black gaiters and shoes, buff leather cross-belts, black ammo pouch. Fig. 2 (at right). Royal Corps of Artillery, Drummer. Bicorne black with red cockade and gold lace holding strap, blue jacket, red collar, cuffs, lapels and tumbacks, white piping on collar and cuffs, gold coloured buffons, waistcoat red, breeches blue, white gaiters, black shoes, natural leather side-arm cross-belt, drum sling in red with outer edges in gold lace, drum has blue shell with gold painted coat of arrns, both holding bands are in gold, white cords and bottom sling. Fig. 3. (at left) Royal Corps of Artillery, Officer. Bicorne black with gold lace and tassels, red plume and cockade, cockade holding strap in gold lace, jacket blue, red collar, cuffs and turnbacks, black lapels with silver button lace and red piping, gold epaulets, red waistcoat, white breeches, black boots, white sword slings steel scabbard, gilt hilt with gold lace sword-knot. Fig. 4. (at right) Royal Corps of Artillery, Soldier. Bicorne black with red cockade and yellow holding lace, jacket blue, red collar, cuffs, lapels and turnbacks, lining to turnback is blue, white piping on collar and cuffs, shoulder strap is blue piped red, yellow metal buttons, blue waistcoat and breeches, white gaiters, black shoes, white leather cross-belts. Fig. 5. (at right) Royal Corps of Artillery, N.C.O. Bicorne black with gold lace, red cockade and gold lace holding strap, blue jacket, red collar, cuffs, lapels and turnbacks, collar piped white, red epaulet, yellow metal buttons, blue waistcoat and breeches, white gaiters, black shoes, white leather cross-belts, black leather ammo pouch, side arm scabbard in black leather with brass fittings, brass hilt with red sword-knot. Back to Table of Contents -- El Dorado Vol VII No. 4 © Copyright 1997 by The South and Central Military Historians Society This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. |