British Foot Guards Short Grey Wool Cape: Pre-WW2 Issue Category_Accessories signed by the author

signed by the author

MAYBURY and dated 1852

These were the fore-runner of the Long Nose all Brass Martini Oil Bottles which also utilized an oiling blade that were introduced in the late 1870s

The Shashka (Adyghe: сэшхуэ /IPA: [saʃxʷa]/ - big knife

British Foot Guards Short Grey Wool Cape: Pre-WW2 Issue Category_Accessories signed by the authorOriginal Item: These are the grey wool short capes that covered the upper body to the waist. Worn over a red parade tunic in inclement weather but not so cold that a Great Coat was required. Old etchings show this very pattern in use in the Crimean War in the 1850s when British Soldiers went into battle wearing all their red finery. The actual Capes we are offering, and ONLY SIX at that, date from the 20th century. They each have THREE closure buttons