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| It’s not clear when this dress sabretache was introduced into the uniform of the Middlesex Hussars officers. They were certainly not worn prior to the change to hussars in 1873. The background was very dark green velvet, so dark that it looked black. The crown and cypher were those of Queen Victoria, and the motto PRO ARIS ET FOCIS was embroidered on a red velvet scroll. Oak leaves and acorns were embroidered to fill the spaces. The gold lace around the three sides was the same as used on the pouch-belt, having a bluish green silk stripe down the middle. A version of this sabretache exists with different lace of a wavy pattern and no central stripe. W Y Carman assumes this to be worn by the Hungerford Troop and probably earlier than the example seen here. |
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