Eigentumsstück Waffenrock Kgl. Sächs. Schützen (Füsilier)-Regiment Prinz Georg Nr.108 |
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Eigentumsstück (private purchase) Model 1895 NCO Waffenrock from Sachsen (Saxon) Kgl. Sächs. Schützen (Füsilier)-Regiment Prinz Georg Nr.108, Dresden, XII Armee Korps. Sachsen NCOs above the rank of Unteroffizier wore gilt NCO lace around the collar and cuffs of the Waffenrock, however, only Sachsen NCOs for Jäger, Train, and Schützen also wore the NCO lace on the top of the Tschako as well.
The Waffenrock is made from a high quality Dunkelgrün (dark green) doeskin wool with black collar and cuffs with Ponceaurot (poppy red) piping. The Sachsen Dunkelgrün was darker than Preußen Jäger, looking almost green/black.
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A view of the collar and shoulder straps. The two large buttons worn on each side of the collar below the gilt NCO lace designates the rank of Sergeant.
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| The back of the Waffenrock showing the piping arrangement on the rear skirt. Sachsen (Saxon) Waffenrock had a unique pattern of rear skirt with reduced buttons and straight piping. The bottom edge of all Sachsen Waffenrock are piped. |
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A view of the Sachsen pattern cuffs with the black horizontal panel around the circumference of the cuff piped in Ponceaurot with two buttons; one on the cuff, and one above.
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| A view of one of the squared Sachsen-pattern shoulder straps with a 9th Company button.
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Note that this Sachsen Schützen (Füsilier)-Regiment Prinz Georg Nr.108 Unteroffizier carries the gilt NCO lace around the top of the Tschako as well as around the collar and cuffs of the Waffenrock.
Unlike the other Infantry Regiments of the German Reich who wore a Dunkelblau (dark blue) Waffenrock with light blue collar and Swedish cuffs, the Sachsen Schützen wore a dark green Waffenrock with black collar and cuffs piped in Ponceaurot.
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A matching Waffenrock, Tschako, and Schirmmütze for a Sergeant in the Kgl. Sächs. Schützen (Füsilier)-Regiment Prinz Georg Nr.108, Dresden, XII Armee Korps. To see the Schirmmütze click Here. To see the Tschako click Here. |
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