Koller (uniform)
Koller (from the French collier), regionally also called Goller , as much as neck collar; in the 16th and 17th centuries, a piece of clothing, especially made of leather, which covered the upper part of the body in addition to the neck.
In Prussia the koller was a special uniform skirt, especially for cuirassiers, made of white kirsey , similar to the tunic . It had a collar and epaulets of the same color, with different colored cuffs , trims, lugs and collar flaps depending on the regiment . The tunic was also worn. The Koller for parades, for the "big service suit" etc.
Regiments 1 to 6 of the Prussian hunters on horseback wore a roll of gray-green cloth with light green epaulettes and lapels , next to them a tunic.
gallery
Cuirassiers of the Gardes du Corps in the Koller
literature
- Brockhaus' Kleines Konversations-Lexikon. Volume 1, fifth edition, Leipzig 1911, p. 988.