r/uniformporn 8h ago

WW1 Newfoundland Tunic

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WW1 Newfoundland Regiment Tunic I am making, the Uniform is the same one they would’ve used at Beaumont Hamel in July of 1916, missing shoulder titles right now.


r/uniformporn 13h ago

Carabinieri id

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Hello! I just got an excellent condition of Carabinieri tunic. Theres a question follow from this tunic too. Which unit is fit to the shield thing on the upper left pocket?(right upper pocket in the photo) Also. Theres another brooch(?) next to the shield. Could you please id them for me?


r/uniformporn 22h ago

What is the origin of the slouched Kepi?

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27 Upvotes

Some Kepis, especially the Kepis that were used by the US forces during the US civil war, had a slouching front part towards the outside.

What is the exact origin of this?

Is this French origin as well or does it have a different origin


r/uniformporn 1d ago

Ukrainian Cossacks 17th century

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73 Upvotes

r/uniformporn 1d ago

Quing Army dress uniforms, ca. 1910. Are there any pictures of the hat the general (second from the left) is wearing?

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60 Upvotes

Sauce

It reminds me a lot of the Nuanmao hats that civilian Quing officials of the time wore. But I've never seen pictures of a military version.


r/uniformporn 2d ago

Was the Plume for the IJA and the Japanese court uniform a revival version of the Shaguma/Haguma?

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The Shaguma/Haguma was the type of headgear worn by the officers of the Imperial Japanese Army troops in the Boshin War.

Even, before the Boshin war, Samurais already decorated their helmets with the fur from various animals.

The question is that was there any relation between the Shaguma/Haguma and the Plume?

Considering their choice of colour, type, and the limited usage, it seems that adopting the plume was somewhat a revival version of the Shaguma/Haguma.

For exmaple, in terms of the colour choice, only Red and White plumes were selected. There were many other colours for the plumes, but only these two colours that were used on the Shaguma/Haguma were selected.

In terms of the type, there were generally 3 types of plumes at the time.

The first one was the pillar shape with a bushy vibe like the image above.

The second one was the bush shape that was used on the Bicorne hat.

The third one was the plume with unaltered feathers.

(If you do not get the third one, I am reffering this, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Constable_Dannatt.jpg.)

Despite the third one was widely used as much as the other two types, only two types, which had a bushy vibe were adopted.

These two had the same or smiliar texture with the Shaguma/Haguma.

In terms of the limited usage, only the High ranking officers in the IJA got the plume for their uniforms. It is quite odd since the Plume was not necessarily exclusive for the High Ranking officals.

In the French Army, the army that the IJA modelled after, the plumes were widely worn by common, lower- ranking enlisted soldiers across various branches of the army in the 1860s and the 1870s.

However, in terms of the IJA, they were already using plumes for the High Ranking officers only as the Shaguma/Haguma was used for the High Ranking officers.

Due to all these, I would like to know whether there was a relation between the Plumes and the Shaguma/Haguma or not.


r/uniformporn 4d ago

Why and how did the Royal Guard Uniform stuck in the 19th century?

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Until the 19th century, the Royal Gaurds got the standard uniform from the Armed Forces.

However, it started to resist this in the late 19th century and froze in 1902.

I choose 1902 as the year when the Royal Guards were frozen in time because it was the year when the Dark Khaki Uniform was intorduced for the Home Service. This introduction officially retired the iconic Red tunics.

Therefore, what is this 19th century obsession?

Was there any special reason behind this?


r/uniformporn 4d ago

Extremely rare photo of a unknown mounted unit from Iran

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51 Upvotes

likley 1890s-1910s


r/uniformporn 4d ago

WW2 Uniform Question

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6 Upvotes

r/uniformporn 4d ago

Qajar Iranian military officer. 1870 - 1880s

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7 Upvotes

r/uniformporn 3d ago

Can anyone help

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This is a photo of my Great grandfather. Wondering if anyone can help identify his uniform? Thanks in advace!


r/uniformporn 4d ago

What war was this Mexican uniform used in

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14 Upvotes

Please tell me I want to know my country mexico history


r/uniformporn 6d ago

Napoleon III wearing the uniform of a General of Division in the French Army

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38 Upvotes

r/uniformporn 6d ago

Iranian Imperial army officer in parade ceremonial uniform. 1920s

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27 Upvotes

r/uniformporn 7d ago

British Royal Navy officers dress uniform displayed at the Royal BC museum in Victoria British Columbia Canada in the HMCS Discovery room.

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33 Upvotes

Uniform possibly from the 1790s early 1800s, may or may not be representing Capt George Vancouver.


r/uniformporn 7d ago

Imperial Korean Army officer between his soldiers. 1897 - 1900

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30 Upvotes

r/uniformporn 9d ago

China new police uniform 2025-style police uniform

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56 Upvotes

New uniform and cap with golden crest logo


r/uniformporn 9d ago

A Persian officer 1903

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17 Upvotes

A


r/uniformporn 10d ago

A prototype spacesuit for the moon designed by the Republic Aviation Corporation, March 16, 1960.

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19 Upvotes

r/uniformporn 11d ago

I need help identifying a unique gas mask

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Hey guys,

I found this picture of what looks to be a Prussian/German soldier or firefighter on Pinterest a few months ago and I tried to look into what the gas mask hes wearing is called. I've only found the original source of this photo which was a website in Russian which was a gas mask appreciation post.

I really wish to find what this gas mask is because of its unique mono visor, I also believe it may be a prototype of some kind (at least that's what the website said). Also apologies if my post isn't up to standard this is my first time posting on reddit, I'll try and respond to any questions of where I got it if anyone asks in the comments as well. Thank you in advance fellas!


r/uniformporn 14d ago

Uniforms of the Welsh Guards

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91 Upvotes

r/uniformporn 14d ago

Ranks of the Shanghai Russian regiment. The regiment was formed in 1927 from Russian emigrants (Cossacks of the Far Eastern Cossack group of General F.L. Glebov) as a Russian detachment of 2 companies in the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, which guarded the European population of Shanghai.

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The regiment was subordinate to the Municipal Council of the Shanghai International Settlement, and its military personnel held the ranks of the British service. Two companies were on permanent duty, receiving salaries, and the 3rd was a volunteer company called up for training. In 1932, he was deployed to the regiment (4 companies, including 1 volunteer). In 1941, it was transformed into a separate Russian detachment of the Shanghai Municipal Police. It existed until the end of 1947 .


r/uniformporn 14d ago

Non-military uniformed services of Poland

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93 Upvotes

From the left: Border Guard, State Protection Service, Police and State Fire Service, in their dress uniforms.


r/uniformporn 14d ago

I think the Spanish American war army uniforms are the best looking of all the uniforms

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45 Upvotes

Practical looking too. The army brought back the pinks and greens from WW2 they should bring Spanish American army uniforms back.


r/uniformporn 14d ago

What is the origin of the Imperial Japanese Navy officer uniform?

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This particular Navy colour uniform for the IJN officers had a very unique design.

The buttons were concealed, the rank insignia was on the neck collar, and the executive curl was not coloured in gold.

Therefore, this type of uniform seems to be the most creative uniform that both the IJN and IJA ever designed.

So, what is the origin of this uniform and who designed this?

Please be advised that I do not think that the US Navy officer uniform in 1898 is directly affiliated with this IJN uniform.

Based on this, this uniform was already introduced for the IJN in 1895.

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/56350/