Head Dress of the British Lancers 1816-to the Present (Hardcover)

Here at last is a book dedicated to the head-dress worn by the British Lancers Regiments, both regular, and volunteer, of the period 1816 to the present day. It is profusely illustrated with both colour and black and white photographs of lance caps - the majority of which have never before been published - together with contemporary black and white photographs of officers and other ranks in full dress uniform, together with reproductions of original color artwork. Each pattern of lance cap is fully described, including the type of materials used, with each individual component part of the head-dress being specified for both the officers and other ranks pattern of cap, together with the method of assembly. The head-dress includes the 1856 pattern lance cap as worn by many of these regiments prior to 1856, a condensed history of each regiment, accompanied by an account of the full dress uniform worn by the officers of these regiments c. 1900. Additionally, there is a full description of the pattern of lance cap worn by the officers of the Bedfordshire, City of London, East Riding of Yorkshire, Lanarkshire, and Lincolnshire regiments of Yeomanry, together with brief details relating to the head-dress worn by six little known corps/troops of volunteer cavalry corps. This book is an essential source of reference both the established, and new collectors of lance caps of both the regular lancer regiments, and to the student of cavalry full dress uniforms of the period c. 1816 ti the present day.

General

Imprint:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2002
Authors:	David J.J. Rowe
Dimensions:	305 x 229 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-7643-1446-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > Uniforms & insignia
LSN:	0-7643-1446-7
Barcode:	9780764314469

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