Types 1899

This Simkin print shows the two types of undress cap worn by all ranks. The mounted officer and trumpeter have the red cavalry field service cap which was introduced in 1890. It has an embroidered hawk badge for the officers and a brass hawk for other ranks. The left hand figure is a private in walking out order, wearing stable dress like the Mounted Corporal c1888 but with trousers instead of breeches and knee boots. He has a good-conduct stripe on his left sleeve.
The mounted officer is also in undress, having a blue serge frock with steel shoulder chains and hawk collar badges. He wears the gold dress pouch-belt but has an undress sabretache hanging from his hidden waist-belt. He has brown leather gloves and black boots without the detachable gold boss on the front.
The officer standing next to him is wearing the regimental pattern patrol jacket with astrakhan edges and six bands of black mohair across the chest with pointed ends hanging down. His pill-box forage cap has a gold lace band whereas the private has a narrow yellow cap-band. He is in dismounted order with trousers that have a double yellow cloth stripe. He has no sword or sabretache.
The trumpeter carries a trumpet and bugle which are adorned with cords and tassels in the royal colours, blue red and yellow.

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