Guards heavy cavalry. Uniform

The next book of Dmitry Klochakov from the "Outfitting, Equipment and Armament of the Russian Imperial Army. 1914-1917 "is dedicated to the Guards Heavy Cavalry.
Heavy cavalry was named so because of the metal caskens and Kiras, which were traditionally worn by the ranks of this kind of troops and were originally intended to protect against bullets, bayonets and a saber. In this regard, increased demands compared to the remaining cavalry parts were presented to the growth and physical preparation of the lower ranks and horses. With the introduction of cutting weapons, these lats have no longer had any practical meaning, becoming elements of the frontal uniform. Selected soldiers, officers from the best aristocratic surnames, a magnificent form, glittering gold rings and elite horses - all this was reflected in the numerous memories of contemporaries and was one of the "business cards" of the capital of the Empire. With the beginning of the war, the entire pre-war brilliance of the parade uniform of the Guards Kirassir was replaced by gymnasters and caps of the protective color, and the giant horses gradually dropped out of order. A maneuverable war, which was calculated by pre-war strategies, was very quickly replaced by the positional, where the elite cavalrymen had to often perform the role of infantry.
The book describes the numerous objects of the form and equipment of the Guards Kirassira, starting with the superwear and the boots of the cavalipargards and the Connogvardeys, in which they appeared on coronations and in the ceremonial guard in the Winter Palace, and ending with hiking shirts and coat workers, for a long time. In the fields of the First World War ... Stylistics and approach to the supply of material coincide with the series previously applied in the first books dedicated to the Guards Infantry. The book is equipped with numerous drawings, drawings and photographs, when preparing regulatory documents, archival materials and numerous memoirs are used.
The series will continue a book dedicated to the Guards Light Cavalry, and the following descriptions of uniforms, equipment and weapons of the Guards Cossack parts, regimental teams and the ranks of special categories, special and spare cavalry parts and departments of the guard, as well as the requirements for external The form and equestrian composition of the Guards Cavalry