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Kings Royal Rifle Corps Officers dress regulations 1891
Tunic-
Rifle green cloth edged all round, except the collar, with black square cord.
Scarlet cloth collar and cuffs.
The collar rounded in front, 2 inches high, edged with ½ inch black braid: the cuffs pointed, and ornamented as described below, according to rank.
The skirt rounded off in front, closed behind, and lined with black. On each side of breast, 5 loops of ¼ inch black square cord, with netted caps and drops, fastening with black Olivet’s. Top loops to reach to sleeve seams, bottom loops to be 4 inches wide. On each back seam, a line of the same cord, forming three eyes at the top, passing under a netted cap at the waist, below which it is doubled, and ending in an Austrian knot reaching to the bottom of the skirt.
Shoulder straps of black chain gimp, with small button of regimental pattern at the top.
Badges of rank in bronze.
Field officers have figured braiding below the lace on the collar; and 1 ½ inch black lace round the top of the cuff with figured braiding above and below the lace, extending to 11 inches from the bottom of the cuff.
Braid- Black mohair
Trousers – rifle green cloth with 2 inch black braid down the side seams.
Busby – black Persian lambskin, height in front 5 inches, rising to 6 inches in the centre of each side of the Busby and sloping back to the bottom edge. The crown of rifle green cloth with figured ornament of special pattern
Plume – Black egret feathers with scarlet vulture feathers below. A bronze corded ball socket with 4 upright leaves. The height of the plume is 6 ½ inches
Sword – Steel hilt with device of bugle and crown
Scabbard – Steel for all ranks
Sword knot – Black leather strap and acorn
Sword belt slings – 1 inch wide black patent leather hung from belt worn under the tunic.
Pouch Belt – Black patent leather 2 7/8 inches wide with silver plate the same design as the helmet plate except that the bugle with strings is on a silver frosted ground; whistle and chains of regimental patterns.
Pouch – Black patent leather with silver bugle on flap.
Good pics from elsewhere of a Officers sword
Reckon I “may” change the rank according to these regs....any thoughts anyone ??
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