The collection of the State Historical and Archaeological Museum named after E.D. Felitsyn displays an officer uniform of the Black Sea Cossack Host of the 1816. It is a short fitted jacket of dark blue factory cloth. The uniform has 22 iron hook fasteners, which are located every two centimeters. Later, such a fastener was considered inconvenient: it did not allow to take off or put on the uniform quickly.
The left side of the jacket has a small crease, inside which are loops for hooks. The stand-up collar is eight centimeters high and is trimmed in red.
Officer coats of the Black Sea Cossack Host had four sleeves. The two main sleeves had ruffles on the shoulders and cuffs with a beveled edge, which were trimmed with two buttonholes and the same edging as the collar. The other two sleeves served as a decorative element: they were thrown behind the back and sometimes fastened with hooks to the bottom of the jacket, so that they did not flutter during a horse ride. Lining for the uniforms was cut from cotton fabric, the bottom was trimmed with a braid-belt.
The jacket was complemented by dark blue narrow pants of cloth, similar in cut to modern pants. A white woolen waistband was tied around the waist. The uniform headwear was a shako with fur trim and a white plume of horsehair.
The Kuban Cossacks wore such uniforms on special occasions — for example, during parades, military reviews, honor guard and special occasions. Wearing this uniform, the Cossacks accompanied high-ranking guests or traveled outside the military camp. Many Cossacks did not have their dress uniform: it cost about 100 rubles, and the annual salary was 12. When one or two battalions went on the march at once, the ammunition for them was often collected from all the remaining units.
Cossacks did not wear uniforms during usual border service in Kuban. They wore trousers and caftans that looked like Turkic beshmets (outer garments), and the most popular footwear was morocco boots or boots from bark-tanned leather. Headdresses could have different shapes, from pumpkin-like ‘tatarkas’ to Polish or Hungarian hats. In winter, they wore warm capes similar to ‘ushankas’ (cap with earlaps).
The left side of the jacket has a small crease, inside which are loops for hooks. The stand-up collar is eight centimeters high and is trimmed in red.
Officer coats of the Black Sea Cossack Host had four sleeves. The two main sleeves had ruffles on the shoulders and cuffs with a beveled edge, which were trimmed with two buttonholes and the same edging as the collar. The other two sleeves served as a decorative element: they were thrown behind the back and sometimes fastened with hooks to the bottom of the jacket, so that they did not flutter during a horse ride. Lining for the uniforms was cut from cotton fabric, the bottom was trimmed with a braid-belt.
The jacket was complemented by dark blue narrow pants of cloth, similar in cut to modern pants. A white woolen waistband was tied around the waist. The uniform headwear was a shako with fur trim and a white plume of horsehair.
The Kuban Cossacks wore such uniforms on special occasions — for example, during parades, military reviews, honor guard and special occasions. Wearing this uniform, the Cossacks accompanied high-ranking guests or traveled outside the military camp. Many Cossacks did not have their dress uniform: it cost about 100 rubles, and the annual salary was 12. When one or two battalions went on the march at once, the ammunition for them was often collected from all the remaining units.
Cossacks did not wear uniforms during usual border service in Kuban. They wore trousers and caftans that looked like Turkic beshmets (outer garments), and the most popular footwear was morocco boots or boots from bark-tanned leather. Headdresses could have different shapes, from pumpkin-like ‘tatarkas’ to Polish or Hungarian hats. In winter, they wore warm capes similar to ‘ushankas’ (cap with earlaps).
