Imperial German Leutnant 1910 Regiment of 4th Hussars BMM29

THE PRUSSIAN HUSSARS WERE OF AVERAGE HEIGHT AND RODE ON SMALLER BUT AGILE HORSES. THEY WERE NOT AS DISCIPLINED AND TRAINED AS DRAGOONS AND NOT AS STRONG AND ROBUST AS THE CUIRASSIERS, BUT THE HUSSARS WERE THE MOST DASHING. THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE BOLDEST ACTIONS, WENT THROUGH THE MOST DIFFICULT SITUATIONS, SKIRMISHED AND SCOUTED. THE HUSSARS DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN NUMEROUS BATTLES, INCLUDING HEILSBERG, LEIPZIG, MOCKERN, LIGNY AND AT WATERLOO (BELLE-ALLIANCE).
IN 1806, THERE WERE 10 HUSSAR REGIMENTS, IN 1812 ONLY SIX.
IN 1815, PRUSSIA HAD A TOTAL OF 12 HUSSAR REGIMENTS. THE 11TH “2ND RHENISH” WAS FORMED FROM BERG TROOPS: 1ST, 2ND AND 3ND HUSSAR REGIMENT. THE 12TH HUSSAR REGIMENT WAS FORMED FROM TWO SAXON HUSSAR REGIMENTS AND SOME MILITIA.
ONE OF THE OLDEST REGIMENTS IN THE PRUSSIAN ARMY, REGIMENT NO. 4, WAS FORMED IN 1741. IN 1889, KAISER WILHELM I GRANTED THE HONORIFIC TITLE “VON SCHILL” TO THE 4TH HUSSARS IN HONOR OF PRUSSIAN HERO FERDINAND VON SCHILL,WHO WAS KILLED BY THE FRENCH IN 1809. IN 1910, THE REGIMENT WAS GARRISONED IN OHLAU (SILESIA) PRUSSIA. DURING WORLD WAR II, 60% OF THE TOWN WAS DESTROYED AND OHLAU BECAME PART OF POLAND.
REGIMENT NO. 4 WAS THE ONLY HUSSAR REGIMENT THAT WORE THE DISTINCTIVE AND NOW VERY RARE BROWN TUNIC.
PAINTING THE BUST : THE BUST CAN BE PAINTED 4TH HUSSARS OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING HUSSAR REGIMENTS. ONLY THE KOLPAK BAG COLOR AND BANDEAU, TUNIC AND BRAID COLOR AND THE TRIM COLOR FOR THE POUCH BELT WILL CHANGE.

PAINTING GUIDE
REGIMENT NO.            KOLPAK BAG            KOLPACK BANDEAU            TUNIC            TUNIC BRAID            POUCH BELT TRIM COLOR
4TH HUSSARS           DEEP YELLOW                      GOLD                   DARK BROWN            GOLD                               DARK BROWN
6TH HUSSARS                    RED                                 GOLD                   DARK GREEN             GOLD                               DARK GREEN
9TH HUSSARS     CORNFLOWER-BLUE                GOLD            CORNFLOWER-BLUE     GOLD                       CORNFLOWER-BLUE
10TH HUSSARS             DARK PINK                         GOLD                   DARK GREEN             GOLD                               DARK GREEN
11TH HUSSARS                  RED                               SILVER                  DARK GREEN            SILVER                             DARK GREEN
14TH HUSSARS                  RED                               SILVER                    DARK BLUE              SILVER                               DARK BLUE

ALL POUCHES ARE BLACK LEATHER WITH GOLD MONOGRAM ALL POUCH BELTS ARE SILVER THE 4TH HUSSAR BUST IS BASED ON THE COMPLETE UNIFORM IN THE CRAMER MUSEUM., THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS A COMPLETE 11TH HUSSARS LIEUTENANT’S UNIFORM IN THE COLLECTION.