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Underrated Militaria Fashion - The Kepi

Kepis are a cylindrical cap worn as part of military uniforms that originated in France, although Americans are probably most familiar with the variant that soldiers wore on both sides of the Civil War. They were also worn by a wide assortment of other military and police forces,...See more

Underrated Militaria Fashion - Gorgets

The gorget was originally a piece of plate armor for the neck, as seen in the picture on the top left. However, over time, with the adoption of firearms, the gorget evolved into a ceremonial, decorative badge of rank. The more modern gorget is a small, curved, usually crescent...See more

Underrated Militaria Accessory - Collar Pins

The term "collar pins" actually can refer to several different clothing accessories, but in a military uniform context, it's a pair of matching pins placed symmetrically near each tip of the collar on a button up shirt, usually to show rank, specialty, or the region the unit...See more

Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia in her Hussar uniform

Her father, Kaiser Wilhelm II, named the regiment after her and Victoria Louise, a bit of a daddy's girl, was proud to wear the dress uniform of the regiment for photo ops, making her something of a mascot for the Hussars. Aside from swapping out pants for a long skirt, it's the...See more

Modern dress uniform pickelhaubes

These famous spiked helmets are most famous for being worn by the Germans during and prior to World War 1. The spike was meant to help protect against sword blows, increase visibility of cavalry for coordinating with allied units, and as a part of the uniform that could...See more