Original 19th Century European Hussar Officer’s Pelisse Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock miles of the Hindenburg Line

miles of the Hindenburg Line with aerial photography

Length Folded: 18

This is a vintage old military belt holster

complete with red feather hackle plume and full leather backed brass chin scales

This is a very limited production run that will not be repeated

Original 19th Century European Hussar Officer’s Pelisse Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock miles of the Hindenburg LineOriginal Item: Only one available. The style of uniform incorporating the pelisse originated with the Hussar mercenaries of Hungary in the 17th Century. As this type of light cavalry unit became popular in Western Europe, so too did their dress. In the 19th century pelisses were in use throughout most armies in Europe, and even some in North and South America. In appearance the pelisse was characteristically a very short and extremely tight fitting