Foot artillery

Monday 11 May 2009
by frederic pouvesle

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Gunners

  • Short tailed coat with closed lapels of dark blue cloth. Scarlet open collar. Brass shoulder scales on scarlet backing. Black lapels piped scarlet. Scarlet rounded cuffs with side slit piped scarlet closed by four buttons. Scarlet turnbacks. Yellow buttons.
  • Dark blue breeches. Short black gaiters.
  • Helmet with high black leather crown bearing a brass crowned oval plate stamped with royal cipher over a brass band stamped with "ARTILLERIE REGIMENT". A small brass chain joins each chinstrap boss to two rivets on each side of the plate crown. Black wool caterpillar. On left side of the crown, Scarlet plume over national cockade. Black leather peak. Black leather chinstrap trimmed by small brass chains.
  • White leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch. White belt with brass buckle and straight bladed artillery sabre with brass single bar hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings, no sabre strap.
    In 1811, waistbelt is replaced by a shoulderbelt and artillery sabre by the standard infantry sabre.

NCOs
Troopers’ dress with yellow rank lace on collar.

Officers
Troopers’ dress with long tails. Vertical pockets simulated by a scarlet piping. Gold rank lace on collar. All ornaments are gold or gilded. Large waist sash in silver silk with blue embroideries knotted on left hip ending with tassels for senior officers, without tassels for junior officers. Black boots. Large black fur caterpillar on helmet.
In 1812, the silk sash is replaced by a gorget as service insignia.

Drummers
Troopers’ dress with yellow lace on collar and cuffs. Scarlet swallow nests of lapels colour laced yellow. Yellow lace in chevrons on arms and along sleeve seams.


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