"Hussar style" uniform, 19th century-WW1

[Roeland]

Hello gents,

long time since I've visited the German topics on GMIC as I went collection something else.

I bought this uniform, the seller said it was a German cavalry uniform, however I have seen them before and remembered them as something from the navy or artillery.

can anybody give me more information on this uniform?

Thanks in advance.

kind regards,

Roeland

[Guest Rick Research]

No, that'snot German.

[Roeland]

hello,

thank you for the reply.

Do you have any idea what nation it might be?

kind regards,

Roeland

[Roeland]

the ones I've seen before where British navy and british artillery

[Guest Rick Research]

No markings anywhere? Nothing on the buttons?

This looks like generic 19th century-style Continental horse artillery to me-- Dutch or Belgian?

[peter monahan]

I tend to agree with Rick: not British. The braiding doesn't look right for British, which tends to run in straight lines horizontally across the chest but without the 'connecting' loops this one has. The 'crowsfoot' on the sleeves looks wrong too: British would have three equal size loops, I think. But it does say "gunner" to me to.

Colour is dicey, given both the probably age and the idiosyncrousies of colour photos, but the red doesn't look right for Uk either, even faded. It actually appears orange on the site here, which if true would maybe suggest Dutch?

[peter monahan]

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-697-1198422661.jpgHere's an example of a British RHA (Royal Horse Artillery) tunic

Edited December 23, 2007 by peter monahan

[peter monahan]

I'm not sure my description of the 'loops' was all that clear, but you can easily see the differences in that last post.

Edited December 23, 2007 by peter monahan

[Ulsterman]

I think it's Dutch horse artillery @ 1820-90. The orange piping is very Dutch and after Waterloo the Netherlands went through a British uniform "phase".

Edited December 23, 2007 by Ulsterman

[Guest IMHF]

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-697-1198422661.jpgHere's an example of a British RHA (Royal Horse Artillery) tunic

Very Beautiful tunic: Great piece of history.

Thank you for sharing:

SSG Luna, Lorenzo

[Roeland]

hello Gents,

I lost the topic, didn't see where it was removed to and though it was deleted

I was told it could be a pre-1842 Brandenburg hussar uniform. I don't think it is Dutch.

The color is dark blue and red.

here are more pictures of it, don't mind the medals on it, they don't belong to the uniform:

[Roeland]

here are some Dutch 19th century cavalry uniforms:

mounted artillery

Hussar:

http://link.marktplaats.nl/136459352

those are the only kind of Dutch cavalry troops that have uniforms with ''lines and loops''

[Roeland]

can anyone say more with these extra pictures?