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Military headgear

collback of a Belgian sapper.

The colback, or busby, is a fur headpiece of Turkish origin. It was worn by officers and elite companies of hussars and chasseurs in the French army during the French Directory and the First French Empire, under Napoleon I. It often had a plume in front.

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References

Zieseniss, Charles Otto; Le Bourhis, Katell (1989). The Age of Napoleon: costume from Revolution to Empire, 1789-1815. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 196. ISBN 0870995707. OCLC 20391889.
Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011). The complete costume dictionary. Lanham, Maryland. p. 70. ISBN 9780810840041. OCLC 694238143.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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