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Rare Uniform—cuirassier Regiment Jacket, 1810–1815 Model, 3rd Regiment, With 1st E Modification
Rare Uniform—Cuirassier Troop Jacket, 1910–1815; 3rd Regiment, modified with buttons for reassignment to the 2nd Cuirassier Regiment. First Empire. France.
Made entirely of dark blue French cloth, buttoning straight down the front with nine pewter buttons marked “2,” blue facings cut straight with scarlet piping and tabs, scarlet collar fastening with metal hooks, scarlet cloth cuffs each adorned with a blue wool pomegranate, fake vertical rear pockets with three points, piped in scarlet, epaulet loops in scarlet cloth covered with blue braid, small pewter buttons marked “2.”
Lining of white canvas dyed “blue/white/scarlet.”
In good condition; the scarlet color has been restored—see photos.
Note: This uniform is characterized by its short basques.
France. First Empire.
Made entirely of dark blue French cloth, buttoning straight down the front with nine pewter buttons marked “2,” blue facings cut straight with scarlet piping and tabs, scarlet collar fastening with metal hooks, scarlet cloth cuffs each adorned with a blue wool pomegranate, fake vertical rear pockets with three points, piped in scarlet, epaulet loops in scarlet cloth covered with blue braid, small pewter buttons marked “2.”
Lining of white canvas dyed “blue/white/scarlet.”
In good condition; the scarlet color has been restored—see photos.
Note: This uniform is characterized by its short basques.
France. First Empire.
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