Sachsen (Saxon) Infantry Regiment 107
M1893 Mantel
 
M1894 Unteroffizier (Corporal) private purchase Mantel (Overcoat) from Königl Sächs. 8. Inf.-Regt. Prinz Johann Georg Nr. 107 XIX AK. Leipzig. The Mantel is a good quality light grey doe-skin wool with black lining.
 
 
The red collar patches indicate Infantry. Unique to Sachsen shoulder straps, the ends are not pointed, but squared at the ends.
A close-up of a red collar patch. The small white lace with an green center line symbolised the rank of Unteroffizier or Sergeant.
A close-up of a shoulder strap for Königl Sächs. 8. Inf.-Regt. Prinz Johann Georg Nr. 107.
The back of this elegant overcoat.