British Officer in Service Dress c1890


The officer is wearing a khaki kurta blouse with a turban and red cummerbund round his waist. He has the black patent leather undress pouchbelt with flask cord fixed to it by metal clips. His sword and undress sabretache are attached to a black leather waistbelt. He also has white gauntlets, and breeches worn with Napoleon boots.


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