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This comprised a shako, light blue tunic and red breeches. en.wikipedia.org

When the football team wins, the band members wear their shakos backward during the post-game performance. en.wikipedia.org

Until 1806, they were equipped with a cylindrical shako with a large dark green plume and decorated with white cords. en.wikipedia.org

Some units added pompons to the shako as well as plumes. en.wikipedia.org

A new full dress uniform was adopted in 1868 consisting of a white tunic, sky-blue trousers and a black shako. en.wikipedia.org

Some units as marines and mounted artillery retained shakos for ceremonial purposes. en.wikipedia.org

Their shako badge was of the same design as that for other ranks, but was of silver. en.wikipedia.org

While the full dress of the rest of regiment required the wearing of a black bearskin shako, the kettle drummers wore white bearskins. en.wikipedia.org

Essentially, the forage cap, described by some troops as shapeless as a feedbag, was a less-expensive and more comfortable version of the earlier shako with the stiffening removed. en.wikipedia.org

Gone were the red coats and bearskin shakos. en.wikipedia.org

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