UNIFORM
Hairstyles
Long queue of hair bound with black tape sides rolled/curled withone less curl on the right side to allow the hat to be tilted to the
right. Wigs were worn by those who didn't have long natural hair.
Moustaches were strongly encouraged and handle bar types
were quite prevalent. The moustache was compulsory for
Grenadiers.
Headgear
Black tricorn with black lace for most ranks, Green and whiterosette and sword knot, When not on parade black Hanoverian
cockades were worn. On Parade green rosettes with tall green
feathers were added to the hats. For most duties Fatigue hats
were worn. These long caps were made from bits of old uniforms
and actually were the more commonly worn headgear.
Gauntlets
Cream or buff goatskin gloves with cuffsGaiters
Black over the knee with leathern knee protectors 18 buttons pewterwith rims. They were trimmed to lenght from a default pattern.
Some pictures show brown although the (research is now equally
divided amoung the primary sources) majority of sources indicate
black gaiters after the French and Indian/7 years war and dragoon
type boots don't seem unusual for Officers and NCO's.
Coat
Woolen coat blue/gray/Green with crimsoncuffs and facings narrow lapels which
would not button closed only hooked
across chest with the lapels back
and long tails which were unlined.
Silver buttons 3 on each pocket,
3 on each cuff, buttons on lapels are
arranged to denote company
1 button evenly spaced is 1st company,
buttons paired in twos for 2cnd company,
one and pairs for third company,
set of four for fourth company.
Narrow yellow lace on the coat cuffs
and collar for Feldwebel(Sergant), white lace for Korparal.
Pants
White linen breeches will be primary uniform item. Optional uniformitems pants used generally for winter wear were green woolen.
Some sources indicate ticking pants were also worn without
gaiters as they are gaitered trousers. Officers and NCOs may
wear buckskin breeches.
Neck stocks
Black fabric apparently linen for other ranks, velvet for NCO's, and silkfor Officers.
Footwear
Shoes were apparently the issue item for other ranks although there isevidence of dragoon boots for Officers and NCOs(Junkers) black
smooth side out.
Weskit
White linen weskit will be primary uniform Green woolen with pocketswill be optional winter wear.
Cartridge Box
20 rounds worn on waist belt in belly box brown leather the flap.Belts
Brown leather with rectangular buckles.Sword
Straight blade hunting swords were apparently more common. Although, Cuttoe with thier curved blades were also seen. Both, oftenwith knife and fork attached to scabbard. Some held a skinning
knife and sharpening steel. They had a clamshell guard and
acorn finials often with stag horn handle.
Haversack, Tornister
Leathern, hair on cowhide, closes with two buckled straps, carried onbuff strap
Rifle
Barrel length not more than 32 inches, at least 52 cal (80 cal were notunheard of), flintlock ignition, generally mounted a sling, and of
overall architectural styling appropriate to the traditional Jaeger
rifle: wooden sliding patch box, ebony or brass ramrod,, swamped
barrel, etc.
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