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Uniform Specifications
**Do not buy any items without first consulting a senior member of the unit**
Clothing
- Regimental Coat made of coat weight wool to be scarlet in color for officers and madder red for the enlisted ranks. 7th Royal Regiment of Fusilier buttons made of the metal appropriate for the rank of the member. 7th Royal Regiment of Fusilier lace made of the appropriate material for the rank of the person.
- Bicorn Hat, black with the appropriate trim for the rank of the person, and a black cockade.
- White waistcoat, with appropriate buttons for the person’s rank.
- White 18th century style shirt and neckstock. Officers will wear appropriate gorget for their rank.
- Officers and Sergeants will wear appropriate sash for their rank.
- White knee breeches to be worn with white stockings and half gaiters.
- Black military shoes, 18th century style shoes with appropriate buckles for the rank of the person.
- White, military style haversack with pewter buttons.
- Knapsack, red with the 7th Royal Fusilier emblem painted on the flap.
- Enlisted members will carry a tin canteen.
- All military members will not have any facial hair as per British Army Regulations for the 18th Century. Military members should be clean-shaven while participating in unit events.
- Wigs with proper military style may be worn or if member’s hair is of sufficient length, it will be tied in a proper military bob held with a black ribbon.
Weaponry
The military members will carry the following arms.
- Officers will carry an appropriate 18th Century style sword and scabbard.
- Sergeants will be armed with a short land version Brown Bess Musket, Bayonet, black bayonet scabbard, white bayonet frog and sword frog, appropriate NCO’s sword and scabbard and British battalion style cartridge box.
- Corporals and below will be armed with a short land version Brown Bess Musket, Bayonet, black bayonet scabbard, white bayonet frog and white shoulder sling, and British Battalion style cartridge box. An enlisted member of the 2nd Co., 7th Royal Fusiliers, will carry no other edged weapons, tomahawks, Bowie knives, knives, swords, etc. Enlisted members of the 2nd Company will carry no other firearm.
- Musicians will carry no side arm of any type. This means no knives; tomahawks, swords or edged weapon of any type will be carried on parade, in formation or on the field at any time.
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