Russian Army Cavalry
1907-1914

Uniform Info: Lancer Regiments

by V. Zvegintsov
charts and info translated by Martelle

For here, there is space for the Lancer Regiments

1st Petrograd Lancers of General Field Marshal Prince Menshikov Regiment.

2nd Kurlyandskiy Life Lancers of Emperor Aleksander II Regiment

3rd Smolensk Lancers of Emperor Aleksander III Regiment

4th Kharkov Lancer Regiment

5th Litovskii Lancers of King Victor Emmanuel III Regiment

6th Volinskiy Lancer Regiment

7th Olvopol'skiy Lancer s of the King of Spain, Alphonse XIII Regiment

8th Voznenskiy Lancers of Her Imperial Majesty, Grand Princess Tat'yana Nikolaevna Regiment

9th Burgskiy Lancers His Majesty the King, ertz-gertsoga of Austria, Franz Ferdinand Regiment

10th Odessa Lancer Regiment

11th Chuguev Lancers of Her Highness, Grand Empress Maria Fedorovna Regiment

12th Belogorod Lancers of the Austrian Emperor and the King of Hungary, Franz Josef I Regiment

13th Vladimirskiy Lancer Regiment

14th Yamburg Lancers of Her Imperial Majesty, Grand Princess Maria Aleksandrovna Regiment

15th Tatar Lancer Regiment

16th Novoarkhangelsk Lancer Regiment

17th Novomirgorod Lancer Regiment

Lancer Uniforms (parts 1 and 2):

No.

hardware

Cap Crown

Cap Band

Collar

Collar opening & edging

Cuffs, Edging

1

Gold

dk blue

E-crimson

crimson

E-dk blue

dk blue

E-crimson

crimson

crimson

2

Gold

dk blue

E-lt blue

lt blue

E-dk blue

dk blue

E-lt blue

lt blue

lt blue

3

Gold

dk blue

E-white

white

E-dk blue

dk blue

E-white

white

white

4

Gold

dk blue

E-yellow

yellow

E-dk blue

dk blue

E-yellow

yellow

yellow

5

Silver

dk blue

E-crimson

crimson

E-dk blue

dk blue

E-crimson

crimson

crimson

6

Silver

dk blue

E-lt blue

lt blue

E-dk blue

dk blue

E-lt blue

lt blue

lt blue

7

Silver

dk blue

E-white

white

E-dk blue

dk blue

E-white

white

white

8

Silver

dk blue

E-yellow

yellow

E-dk blue

dk blue

E-yellow

yellow

yellow

9

Gold

dk blue

E-crimson

crimson

E-none

crimson

E-dk blue

dk blue

crimson

10

Gold

dk blue

E-lt blue

lt blue

E-none

lt blue

E-dk blue

dk blue

lt blue

11

Gold

dk blue

E-white

white

E-none

white

E-dk blue

dk blue

white

12

Gold

dk blue

E-yellow

yellow

E-none

yellow

E-dk blue

dk blue

yellow

13

Silver

dk blue

E-yellow

yellow

E-none

yellow

E-dk blue

none

yellow

14

Silver

dk blue

E-yellow

yellow

E-dk blue

lt blue

E-dk blue

none

lt blue

15

Silver

dk blue

E-raspberry

raspberry

E-dk blue

dk blue

E-raspberry

raspberry

raspberry

16

Silver

dk blue

E-white

white

E-none

crimson

dk blue

none

crimson

17

Gold

dk blue

E-raspberry

raspberry

E-dk blue

raspberry

E-dk blue

none

raspberry

E - Edging (Piping)

No.

Officer Collar Tabs

Enlisted Collar Tabs

Tabs on coat & great coat

shoulder boards

letters

Name

1

military excellence - single

none

crimson

E-dk blue

crimson

E-dk blue

1.

yellow

-

2

simple single

white

on collar

lt blue

E-dk blue

lt blue

E-dk blue

A.II.

yellow

-

3

simple single

white

on collare

white

E-dk blue

white

E-dk blue

A.III.

crimson

-

4

simple single

none

yellow

E-dk blue

yellow

E-dk blue

4.

crimson

-

5

simple single

none

crimson

E-dk blue

crimson

E-dk blue

W.E.III

yellow

King Victor Emmanuel III, Italy

6

simple single

none

lt blue

E-dk blue

lt blue

E-dk blue

6.

yellow

-

7

simple single

none

white

E-dk blue

white

E-dk blue

A.XIII

crimson

King Alphonse XIII

8

simple double

none

yellow

E-dk blue

yellow

E-dk blue

8.

crimson

-

9

Military Excellence - single

none

crimson

E-dk blue

crimson

E-dk blue

9.

yellow

-

10

simple single

none

lt blue

E-dk blue

lt blue

E-dk blue

10.

yellow

-

11

simple single

white

collar

white

E-dk blue

white

E-dk blue

M.F.

yellow

Empress Maria Fedorovna

12

simple single

none

yellow

E-dk blue

yellow

E-dk blue

F.J.I.

crimson.

Emperor Franz-Jozef I, Austria

13

simple double

none

yellow

E-dk blue

yellow

E-dk blue

13.

crimson

-

14

simple double

none

lt blue

E-dk blue

yellow

E-dk blue

14.

crimson

-

15

simple single

none

raspberry

E-dk blue

raspberry

E-dk blue

15.

yellow

-

16

simple single

none

crimson

E-dk blue

white

E-dk blue

16.

crimson

-

17

simple single

none

raspberry

E-dk blue

raspberry

E-dk blue

17.

yellow

-

From the chart above: In the 11th Regt, the 1st Squadron wore the silver monogram "M.F." The chart below is uniform combos.

Officer's Parade

Junior Rank Parade

Officer's Usual Uniform

Junior Rank Usual Uniform

Officer's Daily Uniform

helmet with plume & hanging cord

helmet with plume & hanging cord

helmet with pompon & hanging cord

helmet without plume, but w. hanging cord

wheel cap

doloman, pelisse, worn by those in that position

doloman, pelisse, worn by those in that position

doloman

doloman

doloman, pelisse on the sleeve, campaign uniform, & short jacket

chackchiri

chackchiri

chackchiri

chackchiri

chackchiri, wide-long trousers

high overshoes

high overshoes

high overshoes

high overshoes

high overshoes, short boots

spurs

spurs

spurs

spurs

spurs

cartridge box

-

cartridge box

-

-

shoulder cord

shoulder cord

shoulder cord

shoulder cord

shoulder cord on the doloman & pelisse, shoulder boards

tashka

-

-

-

-

sash

sash

sash

sash

-

white gloves

white gloves

brown gloves

-

brown gloves

lace, stars

medals, & badges

medals & badges

stars

medals, & badges

medals & badges

badges

Dragoon sabre on a belt harness over the doloman

Dragoon sabre carried in a shoulder harness

Dragoon sabre on a belt harness over the doloman

Dragoon sabre carried in a shoulder harness

Dragoon sabre on a belt harness over the clothing

revolver on the leather harness with a white cord

revolver, rifle, (if no pelisse)

cartridge pouch

revolver on the leather harness with a white cord

revolver, rifle, cartridge pouch

-

-

pike with a pennant

-

pike without the pennant

-


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