Hussars Pelisse Jacket British Crimean War Uniforms

Hussars Pelisse Jacket – British Crimean War Uniformscolor – black and goldmaterial – heavyweight woolcollar and cuffs – faux bear furfully linedThe below info is from Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HussarThe colorful military uniforms of hussars from 1700 onwards were inspired by the prevailing Hungarian fashions of the day. Usually, this uniform consisted of a short jacket known as a dolman, or later a medium-length “attila” jacket, both with heavy, horizontal gold braid on the breast and yellow braided or gold Austrian knots (sújtás) on the sleeves, a matching pelisse (a short-waisted over-jacket often worn slung over one shoulder), colored trousers, sometimes with yellow braided or gold Austrian knots at the front, a busby (Kuchma) (a high, fur hat with a cloth bag hanging from one side, although some regiments wore the shako (csákó) of various styles), and high riding boots (often Hessian boots). A sabretache, an ornate pouch hung from the belt, often completed the accouter