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◀ CUIRASSIER HELMET
WITH PLUME
Date c.1810
Origin France
Material Brass, copper, fur,
Horsehair
aigrette feather, horsehair
The cuirassier’s plumed helmet combined
a peaked, copper-crested iron cap with fur
decoration, feather plume, and horsehair
aigrette (front) and tail (rear). UNIFORMS OF CHASSEUR

Embossed
copper crest
Plume
Horsehair tail

Fur trim

Brass AND CUIRASSIER
chinscales

◀ CUIRASSIER UNIFORM Less spectacular than the jacket
Date c.1800 worn by the chasseur, the cuirassier
tunic was usually covered by armor.
Origin France The uniform also comprised white
Material Wool, linen breeches and sturdy leather boots.

Knuckle guard with
three additional branches

Steel blade with
double fullers

▶ MODEL AN XIII SWORD
Boots cover Date 1810
the knee Origin France
Weight 7lb (3.13kg)
1
Length 3 ⁄2ft (1.12m)
The Model An XIII Sword (from the 13th year
of the French Revolutionary Calendar) was the
successor to the An IV sword, and was carried
by the French dragoons and heavy cavalry.

◀ SABERTACHE OF 8TH HUSSARS
Date c.1800
Origin France
Imperial eagle
Material Leather
Cavalrymen carried a leather satchel called
Spurs a sabertache, which hung from the saber
belt. It originally held writing and sketching
materials, but by Napoleonic times had
become largely decorative.