Shako Shako is a cylinder shaped head clothing. It is produced from stiff felt, generally with a crown and peak of lacquered leather. It came into use around 1800; in Russia from 1803. Around 1850 the shako becomes even lower and is often covered with cloth. The shako is decorated with drapes of plaited cord (cord), galloons, cockades, pompons, chi [..]

Titlen som adjudant tildeles højere officerer, der bliver knyttet til de forskellige stabe som stabschefens nære medarbejder. Pynten på adjudantsnoren skal forestille blyanter, fordi en adjudant altid skal være parat til at tage notater.

Adjutant The title Adjutant is assigned to senior officers, who are tied to the different staff departments as a close working colleague of the Chief of Staff. The decoration on the aiguillette represents pencils, because an Adjutant should always be ready to take notes. Attila Omkring 1850 afløses husarens dolman af en attila. Mens dolmanen er en [..]

Attila Around 1850 the hussars’ dolman is replaced by an attila. Whilst the dolman is a tail length type of jacket, the attila is a little longer. The attila is single-breasted and is closed to the left. The cords generally consist of five rows of Hungarian knots, which cross the breast between the rosettes and along the buttons. The rosettes can h [..]

Bandoleer Strap over the shoulder where cartridge pouch or side arm is carried. If you carry both cartridge pouch and sabre bandoleer, you form the so-called cross bandoleer. In the 1850s the use of bandoleers ceases – only officers continue to use bandoleers with cartridge pouches at full dress. Beshmet se cherkeska

Beshmet see Cherkeska Casque I slutningen af 1700-tallet begynder hjelme atter at komme i brug. Casquen er en læderhjelm med metalbesætning. Betegnelsen “casque” bruges sjældnere om metalhjelme, som efterhånden afløser læderscasquen under napoleonskrigene. I 1840’erne indføres en lædercasque over hele Europa, nemlig pikkelhuen*.

Casque At the end of the 18th century helmets come in to use again. The casque is a leather helmet with metal trimming. The name ‘casque’ is seldom used about metal helmets, which gradually replace the leather casque during the Napoleonic wars. In the 1840s a leather casque is introduced all over Europe, namely the spiked helmet. Chakot Chakot er e [..]

Czapska Headgear with a squared crown especially used by the lancers. Developed from a Polish, national head-dress. Influenced by the shako, the czapska becomes stiffened, equipped with a peak, and the crown is covered with lacquered leather. After 1850 under influence from the spiked helmet, the czapska gets a low-arched crown with squared entrepi [..]

Cherkeska The Cossacks’ coat-like garment is called ‘cherkeska’. In the breast pocket imitation of cartridges. They are a reminder of the times when the Cossacks were armed with muzzle-loaders. At that time every holder had place for one case, which contained enough gunpowder for one shot. When breech-loading weapons came into use, the holders were [..]

Chevalier Guards see Guards’ Uniforms Epauletter Epauletter er udviklet af en art skulderstrop med frynser, som kommer i brug i Europa i slutningen af 1700-tallet. De udvikler sig til et gradstegnssystem for officerer. På epauletten kendetegnes graden oprindelig ved, at den ene eller begge epauletter har frynser af forskellig tykkelse. I 1763 indfø [..]