Officer's Pouch, 1814



A detail from Denis Dighton's painting of the Blues is the only evidence I have of the pouch worn during this period. It is the same pattern as the 1st Life Guards (see: Pouchbelt 1815), even the lace round the edge, called Diamond Vellum is the same.



Regimental details | Pouchbelts


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