Mounted Sergeant 1886

The three silver rank stripes of this sergeant are on the right upper arm only. From this angle it is not possible to see if he is a Troop sergeant-major, in which case there would be an embroidered crown above the stripes. His fierce demeanour suggests that he was a non-commissioned officer of importance. The cord frogging for his rank is probably silver, certainly if he was a TSM. His light dragoon pattern tunic is dark blue with scarlet collar and cuffs. He wears breeches and knee boots which were worn from the mid 1870s to replace the leathered trousers. His busby, as was the regulation for the Earl of Chester’s Yeomanry, has the cap-lines plaited and draped on the left side, not attached to his body. The short white busby-bag can be seen on the right side. His splayed horsehair plume is white over red. The chin scales cover his cheeks and fasten as a black leather strap under his chin. He carries a three bar hilted sword slung from his waist. By 1885 the regular cavalry had adopted the scabbard with two fixed rings either side of the mouth of the scabbard to equalise the length of the sword slings. The bridle is embellished with regimental pattern ear and bit bosses. A crupper strap can be seen behind his saddle.

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