"Hood And Croupelin Cover Of The 23rd Dragon Regiment, Regulations Of The Year X, First Empire"
HOOD AND CROUPELIN COVER OF THE 23rd DRAGON Regiment, regulations of the Year X, First Empire (until 1812). 31122HOOD in green cloth edged with a braid woven with white threads (width 4.50 cm), double-decker with rounded lower edges. Lining in strong ecru herringbone canvas, the pocket and its flap are lined with ochre calfskin. Total height 43 cm, height without the flap 31 cm, width at the top 18 cm, width at the bottom 25 cm. Height of the pocket flap 19 cm (8 cm for the folded part), width of the pocket flap 20.5 cm. Lining with ink marking "8089 / 3-1 / HC / DRAGON" CROUPELIN COVER in green cloth edged with a braid woven with white threads (width 4 cm), pointed lower edges. Number "23" cut from white cloth, H of number 2: 9 cm, width of number 2: 7 cm, H of number 3: 9 cm, width of number 3: 6 cm. Lined in strong ecru herringbone canvas. H at the front 25 cm, H at the back 56 cm, width at the top 49 cm, width at the bottom 50 cm. France. First Empire. Very good condition. NOTE: an identical copy is part of the collections of the Army Museum.