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If only they wore bicornes like a proper Prussian rip-off...
They did, outside of "grand celebrations" as Viskovatov calls them.
Before 1799 though, they wore a kind of lobster-pot in place of that... whatever that cap with a Victorian roof on top would be called. At Paul I's coronation, they wore full suits of armour. Purely ornamental though.
And incidentally, the wire "fence" would be hidden under plumage.
Before 1799 though, they wore a kind of lobster-pot in place of that... whatever that cap with a Victorian roof on top would be called. At Paul I's coronation, they wore full suits of armour. Purely ornamental though.
And incidentally, the wire "fence" would be hidden under plumage.
Cossacks look awesome.
Captain Pyjama Shark
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Italian uniforms were pretty snazzy, weren't they?djogloc02 said:
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SwadianJedi said:
Cossacks look awesome.
They do, though I prefer the less uniformed Zaphorozhian and Don cossacks of the 17th century.
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The Zaporozhians, who became the Black Sea Host, retained this irregular folk dress right up until the late Napoleonic period, actually. Contemporary prints even show them wearing their iconic fore-lock, the khokhol, chub, or osoledets. (One of those words is now a slur) And when the uniform became manditory in 1816, they retained false sleeves on their back in a strange sort of imitation of the split-sleeves they wore for centuries. That visually set them apart from the other hosts until the fashion of the Caucasus came into vogue.
The Zaporozhians, who became the Black Sea Host, retained this irregular folk dress right up until the late Napoleonic period, actually. Contemporary prints even show them wearing their iconic fore-lock, the khokhol, chub, or osoledets. (One of those words is now a slur) And when the uniform became manditory in 1816, they retained false sleeves on their back in a strange sort of imitation of the split-sleeves they wore for centuries. That visually set them apart from the other hosts until the fashion of the Caucasus came into vogue.
Vicccard
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There's a whole bunch of pictures from cossacks that 'visited' my country in 1813-14 wearing almost perfect regulations uniforms to what seem to be civilian cloths and fur with loose cossack trousers. They also have an impressive amount of different hats - anything from the typical caps to fur hats and ones seemingly made out of straw.
I can show you a dozen period sketches, but I'll just give you my favorite, where a Cossack is doing the one thing no-one can beat them at.
Bluehawk, you're probably the one to know this: Is that officer wearing a regular Russian uniformcoat and bandolier? (with Russian A)
I can show you a dozen period sketches, but I'll just give you my favorite, where a Cossack is doing the one thing no-one can beat them at.
Bluehawk, you're probably the one to know this: Is that officer wearing a regular Russian uniformcoat and bandolier? (with Russian A)
That's probably what the artist saw and meant to paint, but he's a few brush strokes short. What I see there almost looks like Paul's monogram.
I can't even find any surviving belt-cyphers from Paul's reign, and the only illustrations of a device like that in his era are of the Leib-Hussar's leopard pelt's clasp. Maybe that was the inspiration for the later decorations.
The pelts and clasps continued into Alexander's reign, and the cypher changed accordingly...
So... I don't know what my initial point was, but my answer is yes, it's an "A. I." for Alexander the First.
Medal and copper two-kopeck proof, showing the monograms clearly
Alexander-era belts with decorative monograms
Alexander-era belts with decorative monograms
I can't even find any surviving belt-cyphers from Paul's reign, and the only illustrations of a device like that in his era are of the Leib-Hussar's leopard pelt's clasp. Maybe that was the inspiration for the later decorations.
The pelts and clasps continued into Alexander's reign, and the cypher changed accordingly...
So... I don't know what my initial point was, but my answer is yes, it's an "A. I." for Alexander the First.
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been on vacation here for a while now,
so here's a bit on Checkpoint Charlie...
been on vacation here for a while now, so here's a bit on Checkpoint Charlie...
FrisianDude
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That's title image of a book, I assume? Do you own the book, perhaps it credits the artist somewhere.djogloc02 said:Do someone know this painting?
Large image - better: https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/298x397q90/908/IlapgE.jpg
