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Drummer's coat, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, 1780 (c)

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Drummer's coat, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, 1780 (c)

Drummers wore a more ornate coat than that of the regular soldiers. As signallers they had to be easily identifiable by their officers in the middle of battle. The special pattern lace or braid was introduced in 1771.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1961-10-29-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Conflict in Europe gallery

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1961-10-29-1