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In 1802 the tops of grenadier caps, and musketeer and jäger hats were decorated with woolen pompons that indicated the regiment and battalion the bearer belonged to. Thus the color of pompon proper marked the number of the battalion: white - the 1st battalion, yellow - the 2nd battalion, red - the 3rd battalion. The central part was the color of the regiment just as jacket shoulder loops were, but there were some exceptions. To prevent confusion a special list was issued. Pompons on caps of NCOs differed from pompons on privates' caps. The former had pompons divided in a cross-like fashion into four parts, two of which were white, and the remaining two - black and orange.
On September 16, 1802, the servicemen of lower ranks in Jäger Regiments were issued new round caps. On August 19 a decree of the Military Board introduced in all the Infantry, Artillery and Jäger Regiments instead of two-cornered hats “caps of black cloth with tops bordered around the crown with black leather, having a peak...a bow of ribbon...and two woolen pompons.” Both pompons were of the same color, with the exception of those on NCOs caps, where the upper pompon was like that of privates, while the lower one was specific for NCOs. The design of the upper pompon was extremely simple. Its frame was made of copper or iron wire of about 2 mm diameter folded by half in order to hide its free ends in the pompon body. On the wire the woolen threads of the middle of the pompon are laid first, then the threads of the periphery. Then in the lower part the pompon threads were corded in three places to make the neck of a pompon. After that the pompon was combed and evenly cut at its top.
The lower pompon, called afterward 'repeyok', had a different design. Its skeleton was a wooden semi-sphere with wire for its fastening. The wooden semi-sphere was covered with woolen tape from the middle along a spiral. The back side of the repeyok was lined with black leather.
It is noteworthy that the orange-and-black sectors of the NCOs' pompons specified with the order were made of black, yellow and red threads, since the sector inlaid with black and orange threads looked gray, while the yellow with red and the black produce in perception the required colors.
It may be also interesting that at the beginning of the 19th century much attention was paid to the problem of the concord of colors, their harmony, which made its impact on the composition of tables and lists of coloring for grenadier caps, pompons, etc. This in particular explains the substitution of colored backs of grenadier
caps for black ones. Whenever the constituent colors produced a bad, from the aesthetic point of view, combination the cap back was changed for a black one.
For instance, the Belozersk Regiment had a red top of the cap, and the back was made black instead of light crimson; the Kiev Grenadier Regiment had a pink top and a black, instead of red, back, etc.
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1) Pompon of a grenadier cap of the Keksholm Musketeer Regiment. The white
color of pompon indicates the first (grenadier) battalion, and the yellow color
of the middle points to the priority of the regiment in inspection.
2) Pompon of a hat of the 3rd battalion of Olonets Musketeer Regiment. The
pompon is inserted into a socket at the upper edge of the hat and fastened with
a button in the middle of the cockade. The side pompons of the hat are of the
same color with the upper pompon, but do not have a colored middle.
3) The pompons of a hat of the 2nd battalion of the Apsheron Musketeer
Regiment. 1803. The upper pompon indicates the 2nd battalion of a regiment, and
the lower one - the NCO rank of its owner; the privates had the same
combiantion of colors in both upper and lower pompons.
4) Pompon of grenadier caps, hats. Its sky blue color indicates a four-
battalion garrison regiment, its 2nd battalion.
5) The lower pompon of caps. It was different in its design from the upper
pompon due to different positioning on a cap and a different way of fastening.
Afterward the lower pompon got the name 'repeyok'. June 6, 1802, No.20,287,
nominal, announced by member of the Military Board Prince Dolgorukov.
Re: Caps for Grenadier and Musketeer Regiments. ...Grenadier, Musketeer, Garrison and Jäger Regiments should have on their grenadier caps and hats pompons according to specification in the list enclosed herewith.
LIST of colors specified for pompons on grenadier caps and hats in Grenadier, Musketeer, Garrison, and Jäger Regiments and Battalions.
| 3-BATTALION REGIMENTS (Regiment color red) |
|
| Grenadier |
Pompons |
| St. Petersburg, Yekaterinoslav, Kiev, Siberian, Caucasian, Moscow, Astrakhan. |
On grenadier caps periphery is white, and inside is red. |
| Life-Guard Grenadier, Musketter, Velikilukski, Azovski, Troitskii, Moscovskii, Ril'skii, Shirvanskii, 3rd Jagerski, garnizonie: astrakhanskii, Irkutskii |
On grenadier caps and musketeer hats periphery outside in 1st battalion - white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, but inside all three red color. |
| ALSO GARRISON, 4-BATTALION |
|
| Kronstadt, Riga, Moscow. |
Periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd sky blue, in 3rd green, in 4th red, and inside in all is red. |
2- BATTALION |
|
| Vyborg, Kherson, Kiev, Kazan. |
Periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd red, and inside in all is red. |
| 1-BATTALION |
|
| Perekop, Smolensk. |
Periphery outside is white, and inside red. |
| 3-BATTALION (Regiment color white) |
|
Grenadier |
Pompons |
| Pavlovski, Tavridski, Malorossiyski, Khersonski, Fanagoriski. |
All white. |
| Musketeer |
|
| Ryazanski, Pskovski, Vyborgski, Vitebski, Kazanski, Novgorodski, Shlissel'burgski, Ufimski, Tomski, 7th Jäger. |
Periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is red. |
| Garrison 2-battalion |
|
| Friedrichshamski, Akhtiarski, Dmitrievski, Orenburgski, Selenginski |
Periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd red, and inside in all is white |
1-battalion |
|
| Schlüsselburgski, Pernovski, Ochakovski, Vitebski, Voronezhski. |
All white. |
| 3-BATTALION MUSKETEER (Regiment color yellow) |
|
| Nevski, Keksholmski, Chernigovski, Rostovski, Staroingermanlandski, Smolenski, Nizhegorodski, Belevski, Suzdalski, Permski, Vyatkaski, Nascheburgski, Yekaterinburgski, Selenginski, 9th Jäger. |
Periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is yellow |
| Garrison: Tobolsk 2-battalion: periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd red, and inside in all is yellow. |
|
| 1-battalion Vilmanstrandski, Narvski, Dinamindski, Tsaritsynski, Mogilevski, Saratovski, Kizilski. |
Periphery outside is white, and inside yellow |
| 3-BATTALION MUSKETEER (Regiment color light crimson) |
|
| Belozerski, Tobolski, Muromski, Apsheronski, Bryanski, Vladimirski, Sevastopolski, Tifliski, Voronezhski, Narvski, Tambovski, 12th Jäger, Revelski garrison. |
Pompons Periphery outside in 1st Battalion iswhite, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is light green. |
| Also Garrison 1-battalion |
|
| Keksholmski, Novgorodski, Azovski, Tambovski, Verkhneuralsky, Omski. |
Periphery outside is white, and inside light crimson. |
| 3-BATTALION MUSKETEER (Regiment color turquoise) |
|
Yeletski, Sevski, Arkhangelogorodski, Ryazhski, Yaroslavlski, Kabardaski, Uglichski, Butyrski, Oryolski, 5th Jäger, Arkhangelogorodski Garrison. |
Periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is turquoise |
| Also Garrison 1-battalion |
|
| Neuschlotski, Pskovski, Arensburgski, Taganrogski, Troitski, Petrovski. |
Periphery outside is white, and inside turquoise. |
| 3-BATTALION MUSKETEER (Regiment color pink) |
|
| Tenginski, Dnieperski, Nizovski, Ladogaski, Kurski, Kolyvanski, Stary Oskolski, 2nd Jäger, Rochensal'mski Garrison. |
Periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside pink. |
| Also Garrison Kizlyarski 2-battalion: periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd red, and inside is pink. |
|
| Vladimirski, Zverinogolovski, Semipalatinski. |
Periphery outside is white, and inside pink. |
| 3-BATTALION MUSKETEER (Regiment color light green) |
|
| Lithuanian, Revelski, Tulski, Aleksopolski, Polotski, Poltavski, Navaginski. |
Periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside light green. |
| Garrison battalions Mozdokski, Nizhegorodski, Orski, Biyski. |
Periphery outside is white, and inside light green |
| 3-BATTALION MUSKETEER (Regiment color gray) |
|
| Sofiya, Kozlovski, Ukrainian, 4th Jäger. |
Periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all light gray. |
| Garrison battalions Tverski, Simbirski, Kamchatski. |
Periphery outside is white, and inside gray. |
| 3-BATTALION MUSKETEER (Regiment color purple) |
|
| Novoingermanlandsky, Saratovski, 19th Jäger. |
Peiphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all purple. |
| Garrison battalions: Zhelezinski: periphery outside is white, and inside purple. |
|
| 3-BATTALION MUSKETEER (Regiment color navy blue) |
|
| Olonetski, 8th Jäger. |
Periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all navy blue. |
| Garrison battalions: Tarsky: periphery outside is white, and inside navy blue. |
|
| 3-BATTALION JÄGER |
|
| First.- Regiment color straw. Sixth.- Regiment color fire. |
On hats the periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is light green. |
| Tenth. - Regiment color black. |
On hats the periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is black. |
| Eleventh. - Regiment color apricot. Thirteenth. - Regiment color plange. |
On hats the periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is light green. |
| Fourteenth. - Regiment color chestnut. |
On hats the periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is chestnut. |
| Fifteenth. - Regiment color light iron. |
On hats the periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is light iron. |
| Sixteenth. - Regiment color camel. |
On hats the periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is camel. |
| Seventeenth. - Regiment color violet. |
On hats the periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is violet. |
| Eighteenth. - Regiment color brown. |
On hats the periphery outside in 1st Battalion is white, in 2nd yellow, in 3rd red, and inside in all is brown. |