Hecquet - Tracé descriptif des divers objets d'habillement

Descriptive outline of the various clothing items, equipment, and harness used by the French Army in 1828. The work is world-famous among uniformologists and historians, as it is the first systematic regulation of the French army that assigns visual illustrations absolute precedence over pure text. 1. Habillement (Clothing / Uniforms) Patterns: Exact geometric templates for tailors to make skirts, trousers and coats. Head coverings: Technical details on shakos, helmets, and caps including all fittings. Gattungen: Precise assignment of colors and insignia for infantry, cavalry, and special troops. 2. Équipement (Equipment) Leather goods: Measurements and construction drawings for belts, cartridge pouches, bayonet frogs, and haversack straps. Luggage: Specifications for the design of haversacks (havresacs), bread bags, and field flasks. Metal parts: Technical drawings for buckles, buttons, and insignia. 3. Harnachement (Harness and Saddlery) Saddles: Blueprints for the wooden saddle trees and leather coverings for the various cavalry regiments. Bridles: Construction of bridles, bits, stirrups, and pack saddles for the horses. Shabracks: Dimensions and decorations of saddle cloths. Condition: light signs of wear to the binding, interior: clean and with a firm binding

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