Discounts (uniform)

Napoleon in the blue uniform of the Grenadiers of the Guards walking with white borders (painting by Jacques-Louis David , 1812)

Discounts are folded outward, mostly badge-colored breast lapels on the uniform skirt . They appeared at the beginning of the 18th century , became an integral part of uniforms and almost completely disappeared in the early 19th century . Only in some dress uniforms (for example, the historizing to the imperial guard his uncle ATTACHING Guards of Napoléon III. ) And in the special form of Plastrons survived this uniform part.

In the case of the Uhlans of the Army of the German Empire , the otherwise plastron named uniform part was referred to as parade discounts or even just discounts.

literature

• Richard Knötel, Herbert Knötel, Herbert Sieg: Colored Manual of Uniform Studies . New edition Herbig, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-7766-2144-3 (2 volumes in 1 volume; reprint of the Augsburg 1997 edition).
• Walter Transfeldt (Author), Hans-Peter Stein (Ed.): Word and Customs in Army and Fleet . 9th edition. Spemann, Stuttgart 1986, ISBN 3-440-81060-7 , p. 198 (former title Wort und Brauch im Deutschen Heer ).

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