The Prussian Uhlan regiments facing France in 1870 had two things going for them besides lances and a good supply of pipe tobacco--the name, which suggested tartar hordes to the levies who fought for France after the surrenders at Bodan and Metz, and brass sealed epaulettes which had prevented the collarbone-to-rib cage slices favored by Austrian heavy cavalry in the previous war.

Coats were of Prussian blue in the Prussian units, Green in the Bavarian units. Other distinctions as follows.

Unit	Collar, Cuffs Turnback	Ground of Epaulettes	Buttons	Shoulder Strap of Greatcoat
1st Guard	Scarlet, white Turnbacks w/2 yellow lace bars on collar, 1 on cuff	White	White	White
2nd	As above	Scarlet	Yellow	Scarlet
3rd	Yellow, white lace	Yellow	White	Yellow piped as epaulettes
1st	Scarlet	White	Yellow	D. Blue
2nd	Scarlet	Scarlet	Yellow	D. Blue
3rd	Scarlet	Yellow	Yellow	D. Blue
4th	Scarlet	L. Blue	Yellow	D. Blue
5th	Scarlet	White	White	D. Blue
6th	Scarlet	Scarlet	White	D. Blue
7th	Scarlet	Yellow	White	D. Blue
8th	Scarlet	L. Blue	White	D. Blue
9th	White	White	Yellow	D. Blue
10th	Crimson	Crimson	Yellow	D. Blue
11th	Yellow	Yellow	Yellow	D. Blue
12th	L. Blue	L. Blue	Yellow	D. Blue
13th	White	White	White	D. Blue
14th	Crimson	Crimson	White	D. Blue
15th	Yellow	Yellow	White	D. Blue
16th	L. Blue	L. Blue	White	D. Blue
17th	Dark Red, white piping, carband L. Blue 2 bars white lace on collar, 1 on cuff, undersurface of epaulette	L. Blue	Yellow	L. Blue w/white piping
18th	Dark Red, white piping, 2 bars of yellow lace an collar, 1 on cuff undersurface of epaulette	L. Blue	Yellow	L. Blue w/white piping
19th	Scarlet	Scarlet	White	D. Blue piped Scarlet
20th	Yellow	Yellow	White	D. Blue piped yellow
1st Bavarian	Crimson	Crimson	Yellow	Crimson
2nd Bavarian	Crimson	Crimson	White	D. Green piped crimson

Girdles: Prussian Wurtemburg, Saxondark blue with 2 stripes in turnback color.

Overalls: dark grey, but light blue in 17th & 18th Regts. dark green in Bavarian units with crimson stripe.

Czapska: Black Polished leather, scale chin-chan emblem in front with metal binding on peak. The full dress upperpart is covered with a cloth in epaulette color.

Forage Cap: Dark blue in Prussian & Wurtemburg, white in Saxon, Dark Green in Bavarian lancers.

Belts- Normally white & worn under tunic, black, outside in Bavarian units.

Shabraque - Dark blue except in Bavarian & Saxon units. Tne former, dark green trimmed crimson, in latter, black sheepskin.

Lance - 10 feet long. 1 inch thick, 6" point, shaft painted black. Penons black & white in Prussian, green & white in Saxon, black & red in Wurtemburg, light blue & white in Bavarian units.

Sword - 39.76" curved for rank & file, single guard steel scabbard.