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xxxxxxx14 Oct 2014 8:21 a.m. PST

From : link

Regarding chainmail epaulettes for cavalry ….

I didn't find Ney or Kellermann specifically advocating for these, but I did find two other references.

De Guibert (1772) liked them : link

And from the général comte Bismark (1826) : link

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Sobieski14 Oct 2014 6:04 p.m. PST

What IS chainmail?

Porkmann15 Oct 2014 4:45 a.m. PST

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Personal logo deadhead Supporting Member of TMP15 Oct 2014 2:19 p.m. PST

Just Google chainmail epaulettes and you will soon learn. Worn in full dress by many a British cavalry unit to this day. Try;
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and work your way down the page to see then in use

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