band white; in the 2nd Carabineers collar and cuffs black, braid
black and white, helmet ornament a brass spike, cap-band black.
The Bavarian heavy cavalry is dressed in dragoon fashion—light
blue tunic, red facings, light blue collar edging, light blue trousers
with red stripe, helmet with white plume. 1st regiment has silver
buttons, the 2nd gold.
| Helmet. | Facings. | Blue Tunic Facings. |
Buttons. | |
| G. du Corps | Brass with silver eagle (or spike) | Red | Red | Silver |
| G. Cuirassiers | ,, | Blue | Blue | ,, |
| 1 ,, | Steel with brass spike | Black | Black | ,, |
| 2 ,, | ,, | Dark red | Dark red | ,, |
| 3 ,, | ,, | Light blue | Light blue | ,, |
| 4 ,, | ,, | Red | Red | ,, |
| 5 ,, | ,, | Pink | Pink | Gold |
| 6 ,, | Brass with silver spike | Dark blue | Poppy-red | ,, |
| 7 ,, | Steel with brass spike | Yellow | Yellow | ,, |
| 8 ,, | ,, | Green | Green | ,, |
The line dragoon regiments, other than those of Oldenburg, Mecklenburg, Baden, Württemberg, and Grand Ducal Hesse (Saxony and Bavaria have no dragoons) wear light blue tunics with collars, shoulder-straps (with number), piping and cuffs of the regimental colour. The cuffs are Swedish. The trousers are blue-black without stripe. The helmet is black leather, very similar to the infantry helmet, with black horsehair plume. The regimental distinctions follow a regular scheme thus:—
| Regiment | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Facing. | Scarlet | Black | Pink | Yellow | Scarlet | Black | Pink | Yellow |
| Collar edging | Lt. blue | Lt. blue | Lt. blue | Lt. blue | Lt. blue | Lt. blue | Lt. blue | Lt. blue |
| Buttons and ornaments. | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Silver | Silver | Gold | Gold |
| Regiment | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Facing | White | White | Crimson | Crimson | Scarlet | Black | Pink | Yellow |
| Collar edging | Lt. blue | Lt. blue | Lt. blue | Lt. blue | White | White | White | White |
| Buttons and ornaments. | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver |
The 17th and 18th (Mecklenburg) have respectively scarlet facings and gold buttons, and black facings with silver buttons. They have the double guard-stripe and cuff stripes. The 19th (Oldenburg) have the ordinary uniform with black facings and silver buttons, but white shoulder-straps.
The Baden regiments (20, 21 and 22) have light blue uniforms with scarlet, yellow and black facings, light blue, light blue and red edgings, and silver buttons. They have white plumes instead of black, and the Baden device on the helmet. The Hessian regiments (23 and 24) have dark green tunics; the 23rd have double guard-stripe, cuff stripes and scarlet facings; the 24th the ordinary tunic with white facings, and both silver buttons. The Württembergers (25 and 26) have white and yellow facings respectively, collar edging light blue, buttons gold and silver respectively; the 25th regiment has double guard-stripe and cuff stripes, and white plume. Belts are white throughout, except in the Hessian units, which have black.
The Prussian Guard Dragoons have light blue uniforms and red facings, double guard-stripes, and cuff stripes. Buttons gold in the 1st, silver in the 2nd. White plumes.
The uniforms of the eight Bavarian regiments of Chevaulegers resemble those of dragoons. They wear the black dragoon helmet and white plumes, dark green tunics, trousers and undress cap, and white belts. They also have the dragoon cuffs. But they have the double-breasted lancer tunic with front and piping of the regimental colour; crimson 1st and 2nd; pink 3rd and 6th; scarlet 4th and 5th; white 7th and 8th; the first of each pair having gold, the second silver ornaments.
The Lancers (Ulanen) wear the usual lancer uniform of czapka, double-breasted tunic with plastron, and girdle. The trousers are dark grey, the plume white. The girdle is of the uniform colour edged with the facings colour. The cuff is the so-called “Polish,” a round, slightly pointed cuff with a button (and where appropriate a guard-stripe) in the middle of the pointed portion. The collar is edged with the uniform colour. Regimental distinctions in the line are as shown in table at the top of next column.
Guard Ulans: dark blue tunic with double guard-stripe and cuff stripes, and dark grey trousers; 1st, red facings, and piping, white turnback (piped red), white czapka; 2nd, scarlet facings and czapka; 3rd, yellow facings and czapka.
17th, 18th and 21st (Saxon), light blue tunics and trousers, crimson facings, double guard-stripes and cuff stripes, brass scales, white piping. Czapkas white, crimson, light blue. Undress caps white. 19th and 20th (Württemberg). dark blue uniforms, dark grey trousers, facings and czapkas scarlet in 19th, yellow in 20th. 19th double guard-stripe and cuff stripe. Ornaments silver. 1st and 2nd Bavarian Ulans, dark green tunics and trousers, crimson facings and czapkas, white belts instead of girdles; 1st gold, 2nd silver ornaments.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Facings and piping. | Scarlet | Scarlet | Scarlet | Scarlet | Scarlet | Scarlet | Scarlet | Scarlet |
| Czapka and ground of scale. | White | Scarlet | Yellow | Lt. blue | White | Scarlet | Yellow | Lt. blue |
| Ornaments | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Silver | Silver |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Facings and piping. | White | Crimson | Yellow | Lt.blue* | White | Crimson | Yellow | Lt.blue* |
| Czapka and ground of scale. | White | Crimson | Yellow | Lt. blue | White | Crimson | Yellow | Lt. blue |
| Ornaments. | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Silver | Silver |
* These two regiments have white piping.
The Hussars are very richly dressed, many having the slung pelisse. The front cuffs, back seams and collar are braided. The busby is low and slightly conical, the busby-bag hanging over towards the back on the left side. On the front of the busby are various decorations. Round the waist is a white girdle intertwined with the colours of the state to which the regiment belongs. A plain shoulder cord is worn. The trousers are dark grey with lace stripe. The Hessian boots have embroidered top and boss. The five senior regiments preserve the unusual colours indicative of their irregular origin. The remainder are clothed in dark and light blue, or green. All wear a white (gold or silver officers) pouch-belt, white plumes. The undress cap is of the colour of the tunic, with various bands.
| Uniform. | Busby-bag. | Lace and Braid. |
Pelisse. | |
| Guard | Scarlet | Scarlet | Gold | Dark blue |
| 1 | Black | Scarlet | Gold | Dark blue |
| 2 | ,, | White | ,, | ,, |
| 3 | Dull vermilion | Vermilion | ,, | Dark blue |
| 4 | Brown | Yellow | Gold | — |
| 5 | Dark red | Dark red | Silver | — |
| 7 | Dark blue | Red | Gold | — |
| 8 | ,, | Light blue | Silver | Dark blue |
| 14 | ,, | Red | ,, | — |
| 15 | ,, | Yellow | ,, | Dark blue |
| 9 | Light blue | Light blue | Gold | — |
| 12 | ,, | White | Silver | Light blue |
| 13 | ,, | Red | ,, | — |
| 16 | ,, | Yellow | ,, | Light blue |
| 6 | Dark green | Red | Gold | — |
| 10 | ,, | Pink | ,, | — |
| 11 | ,, | Red | Silver | — |
The 17th Brunswick Hussars, preserving the memory of the Black Brunswickers of the Napoleonic wars, have black uniforms (no pelisse), with gold lace and red busby-bag. The 18th and 19th (Saxon) Hussars have light blue tunics and trousers (no pelisse), with gold and silver lace and red and crimson busby-bags respectively. No information is available as to the 20th Hussars, formed in November 1910.
The Jägers zu Pferd (mounted rifles) have a green-grey tunic and trousers of cuirassier cut, with green collars, Swedish cuffs, shoulder-straps, and piping, green-grey cap, brown belts and a black helmet of cuirassier pattern. The buttons are silver. The broad cuirassier braid on collar, front and cuffs is green, with white lines in the 1st, red in the 2nd, yellow 3rd, light blue 4th (the normal sequence), black 5th. The edgings of the shoulder-straps are similarly white, red, &c. The “staff orderlies” wear the same uniform, with certain deviations, in particular yellow and green braid, gold buttons, and white undress cap.
The machine gun detachments wear a grey uniform with red Swedish cuffs (guard-stripes and cuff stripes in the Guard corps), collar, shoulder-strap and piping. The head-dress is the Jäger shako, and the whole uniform is of Jäger type, so much so that the 2nd Guard detachment has the black collar and “French” cuff of the Gardeschützen.
The field artillery has the dark blue tunic with red piping, black collar and Swedish cuffs, gold appointments, and dark grey trousers without stripe. The helmet has a ball ornament. The cap is blue with black band. The Guard regiments have double guard-stripes and cuff stripes and a white plume—shoulder-straps, white for 1st, red for 2nd, yellow for 3rd, light blue for 4th regiment. In the field artillery at large the shoulder-straps are of the corps colour.
