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SVENSKA ARMÉNS UNIFORMER Del 1 - Kavalleriet UNIFORMS of the SWEDISH ARMY Part 1 - the Cavalry SVENSKA ARMÉNS UNIFORMER Del 1 - Kavalleriet UNIFORMS OF THE SWEDISH ARMY Part 1 - The Cavalry Christian Braunstein, MBE Överstelöjtnanten vid Livgardets dragoner (K1) Christian Braunstein, arbetar sedan 1997 som 1.försvars- antikvarie vid Statens försvarshis- toriska museer i Stockholm. 1991- 1996 var han Försvarsmaktens traditionsofficer och 1997-2006 sekreterare i Försvarets traditions- nämnd. Under åren 2008-2011 var han där avdelningschef och chef för kansliet för det 2008 bildade mili- tära museinätverket Sveriges mili- tärhistoriska arv. Braunstein har tidigare skrivit ett tiotal böcker om Försvarsmaktens SVENSKA ARMÉNS UNIFORMER förband, traditioner och ceremonier. Lieutenant-Colonel Christian Braun- Del 1 - Kavalleriet stein MBE, (rtd) Royal Lifeguard Dragoons, is since 1997 employed as 1.war antiquarian by the Swedish National Museums of Military His- tory in Stockholm. UNIFORMS OF THE SWEDISH ARMY 1991-1996 he had the position as responsible for the traditions of the Part 1 - The Cavalry Armed Forces and 1997-2006 as permanent secretary of the Board of Military Traditions. 2008-2011 he was supervising the new network of military museums, Swedish Mili- Christian Braunstein, MBE tary Heritage, which started in 2008. Braunstein has earlier written seve- ral books of military units, tradi- tions and ceremonies. INNEHÅLLSFÖRTECKNING CONTENTS Sid Sid Introduktion 4 Introduction 5 Historik och bakgrund 6 History and settings 7 Kavalleriets förband 1600-2000 8 Swedish cavalry units 1600-2000 10 Den första karolinska uniformen 1675-1693 12 The first Carolean uniform 1675-1693 14 Den äldre karolinska uniformen 1694-1705 18 The older Carolean uniform 1694-1705 20 Uniformer för tillfälliga kavalleriförband 1700-1721 26 Uniforms of temporary cavalry units 1700-1721 28 Den yngre karolinska uniformen 1706-1778 30 The younger Carolean uniform 1706-1778 33 Husaruniformer 1758-1796 38 Hussar uniforms 1758-1796 39 Gustavianska rytteriuniformer 1779-1805 41 Gustavian uniforms for regiments of horse 1779-1791 43 Dragonuniformer 1772-1814 50 Dragoon uniforms 1772-1814 52 Kyrassiäruniform 1794-1821 58 Curassier uniform 1794-1821 59 Kavalleriförband utanför egentliga Sverige 1722-1830 62 Cavalry units outside Sweden proper 1722-1830 62 Husaruniformer 1797-1845 64 Hussar uniforms 1797-1845 66 Statens Försvarshistoria Museer Hästjägaruniformer 1801-1855 73 Mounted Ranger uniforms 1801-1855 74 National Museums of Military History Karabinjäruniform 1805-1822 77 Carabiniere uniform 1805-1822 78 Skrift nr 18 Dragonuniformer 1815-1844 79 Dragoon uniforms 1815-1844 80 Dragonuniformer 1845-1858 84 Dragoon uniform 1845-1858 86 Husaruniformer 1846-1869 90 Hussar uniforms 1846-1869 92 Lansiäruniform 1852-1879 98 Lancer uniform 1852-1879 99 Hästjägaruniform 1856-1894 100 Mounted Ranger uniform 1856-1894 101 Dragonuniformer 1859-1894 102 Dragoon uniforms 1859-1894 104 Husaruniformer 1870-1894 108 Hussar uniforms 1870-1894 110 Dragonuniformer 1895-1966 114 Dragoon uniforms 1895-1905 (1966) 117 Husaruniformer 1895-1966 124 Hussar uniforms 1895-1905 (1966) 127 Regementsknappar/Kartuschplåtar 133 Regimental buttons/Cartouche plates 133 Förband 134 Military units 134 Källförteckning 136 Index 136 Omslag/Cover: Kavalleriuniformer 1880 (Otto Holmgren)/Cavalry uniforms about 1880 Försättsblad: General av kavalleriet 1830/General of cavalry about 1830 © Författaren ISBN 978-91-976220-9-7 Bilder: Armémuseum, Krigsarkivet, Försvarsmakten Tryckeri: Hallvigs Reklam AB, Morgongåva. 2013 2 3 Introduktion Introduction I många länder finns böcker som i bild och ord beskriver lan- der hade dessas uniformer ofta en färg som var den omvända mot In many countries there are books which through pictures and are found in a few places and without any special description. dets militära uniformer. Jag har länge saknat en sådan bok i Sve- truppens - hade truppen blå vapenrock med gula uppslag var det text describe the military uniforms of the country. For a long time During some periods these uniforms often had reversed colours rige men det är med en viss tvekan som gett mig i kast med detta för musikerna tvärtom. Rött var också under vissa perioder en I have missed a book on this subject in Sweden and therefor I compared with the troops - If the troop had a blue uniform with arbete. Tvekan orsakas av att det är ett svårt ämne under vissa typisk musikfärg på mössor, plymer och epåletter. have, after a long hesitation, tackled it. The hesitation was caused a yellow lining, the musicians had the opposite. Red was also perioder av vår historia. Under det Stora Nordiska kriget 1700- Genom mitt arbete på Statens försvarshistoria museer har jag by the difficulties of the subject during some periods of our histo- during some decades the music colour on caps, plumes and 1721 sattes förband upp på löpande band, fanns några år och för- haft tillgång till Armémuseums bibliotek och bildarkiv där jag hit- ry. During the Great Northen war 1700-1721 regiments and other epaulettes. svann igen och under Gustaf IV Adolfs tid fastställde kungen ett tat huvuddelen av bilderna i denna bok, vissa direkt från olika units were raised in a steady stream, existed for a few years and Through my work at the National Swedish Museums of Mi- stort antal arméuniformer som dock ofta stannade på pappret och historiska planschverk och andra i olika böcker, vykort m fl.. disappeared again and during the reign of king Gustaf IV Adolf litary History I have had access to the Army Museum library aldrig tillverkades. Upphovsmannarätten har här varit ett problem - många av konst- the king ratified a great number of army uniforms which however and picture archaive where I have found most of the pictures Denna bok gör därför inte anspråk på att vara helt vetenskapligt närerna har varit döda i mer än 100 år men inte alla och för ett often remained on the paper and were never manifactured. in this book, some directly from volumes of pictures and some korrekt utan min ambition har varit att ta fram en ”bilderbok” mindre antal finns inte konstnären angiven. Sedan tidigare har This book does not lay claim to be scientificly faultless but my in books, at postcards etc. Copyrights of the pictures have here med tillhörande text, över de uniformer som den svenska armén jag ett tillstånd av Försvarsmaktens högkvarter att få använda ambition has been to create a picture-book together with a text been a problem - many of the artists are deceased for more than använt under tiden från 1675 till idag. Det är därför jag endast an- bilder som Försvarsmakten köpt rätten till i samband med fram- about the uniforms the Swedish army has used during the time 100 years but not all and for a few pictures the artist has not vänt mig av tecknade och färglagda bilder i stället för fotografier tagandet av olika reglementen. Jag hoppas innerligen att jag inte from1675 up to today. That is the reason that I only have used co- been mentioned. Since earlier I have a permit from the Swedish av de olika uniformsplaggen. Självfallet kan de olika konstnä- har missbrukat någon annans rätt till bilden och ber på förhand loured drawings instead of photos of the different uniform artic- Military Headquarter to use those pictures the Armed Forces rerna ha framställt vissa uniformsdetaljer felaktigt varför bilden om ursäkt om så har skett. Vederbörande kan då kontakta förfat- les of clothing. The different artist may of course have described have purchased the copyright for their different instructions. I på ett fåtal ställen inte helt stämmer överens med texten. Olika taren för reproduktionsersättning. some uniform details in a wrong way so in a few places the pic- sincerely hope that I have not misused somebody else rights to färgnyanser av framför allt blått förekommer också. De viktigaste konstnärerna vars verk visas i denna bok är: ture does not accord with the text. Different shades of particually a picture and apologizes in advance if so has happened. Those När mitt arbete pågått några månader, insåg jag att ämnet var Gustav Svensson Bohman, Åke Dahlbäck, Fritz von Dardel, Fre- blue are also present. concerned may contact the author for remuneration. för stort för en bok - det skulle i så fall bli på drygt 400 sidor och deric de Eben, Heinrich Eckert, P B Eklund, Carl Gustaf Gill- When my work had been in progress during a few months, I The most important artists of the pictures showed in this book klar om fem år. Jag har därför delat upp den på tre böcker varav berg, Marc Grieves, Göte Göransson, Sören Henriksen, Richard realized that the subject was too big for one book - it would result are: Gustav Svensson Bohman, Åke Dahlbäck, Fritz von Dardel, detta är del 1. Som gammal kavallerist kunde jag inte motstå att Knötel, Alf Lannerbäck, Julius Mankell, H O Prytz, Carl Gustaf in a book of 400 pages and be ready in five years. Therefor I have Frederic de Eben, Hainrich Eckert, P B Eklund, Carl Gustaf ta detta truppslag först. Del 2 kommer att behandla infanteriet Roos, Adolf Schützercrantz, J H Sjöholm, Einar von Strokirch divided it in three books of which this is part 1. As an old cavalry Gillberg, Marc Grieves, Göte Göransson, Sören Henriksen, och del 3 övriga truppslag - artilleriet, fortifikationen och ingen- och Gustaf Söderberg m fl. officer I could not resist starting with this branch of arm. Part 2 Richard Knötel, Alf Lannerbäck, Julius Mankell, H O Prytz, jörtrupperna, trängtrupperna och inte minst övriga personalkårer. I de fall text och bild inte helt överensstämmer gäller texten. will be about the infantry and part 3 about the other branches of Carl Gustaf Roos, Adolf Schützercrantz, J H Sjöholm, Einar Del 3 kommer även att beskriva de enhetsuniformer som använts Även skickliga konstnärer är inte ofelbara. Många bilder har arm - artillery, fortification and engineers, service corps and of von Strokirch och Gustaf Söderberg and others. under 1900-talet.
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