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We can do any kind of epaulette, ask us! If not on stock, we need 2 to 3 months to realise your epaulettes. Some pictures seem to show silver epaulettes, when in gold, sorry some pictures were not at the top ! Gold is a nice gold, not too shiny, as the one used during Empire.
Prévoir un délai maximum de fabrication de 2 à 3 mois environ, pour les modèles qui ne sont pas en stock.
Broderies au fil d'or ou d'argent, franges torsadées à "gros bouillons d'épinards" ou fine frange, tout est possible!
Nos épaulettes sont actuellement largement au dessus de toutes les reproductions que vous pouvez trouver ici ou là, elles sont bombées au niveau de l'égide (bouclier grec), les broderies sont d'une qualité exceptionnelle et les matériaux employés au plus proche de ceux d'époque. LES PRIX INDIQUES SONT TOUJOURS DES PRIX A LA PAIRE, SAUF MENTION PARTICULIÈRE.
Les épaulettes vendues à l'unité sont celles qui ne sont portées que d'un côté: officier d'ordonnance de l'Empereur, chasseur à cheval, chevau léger lancier...
We will progressively change the pictures of all gold epaulettes, when the colour seems different of the real one;
EXCEPT WHEN IT IS ESPECIALLY INDICATED AS SOLD BY ONE, ALL EPAULETTES ARE SOLD BY PAIR AND PRICE IS PRICE BY PAIR!!!
Made from a pair sold by Mr Bertrand Malvaux
Many customers asked us to have a quotation of this complete uniform.
So we finally decided to reply, but....
1) We cannot do exactly the same ammunition pouch, because we used original pieces that are now probably impossible to find again(but impossible is not french...said Napoleon)
2)Sash was an old one, 100 yars old....next will be new.
3)Shapska was made as 2 centuries ago with narrow wood pieces inserted inside vertical part bearing the top of the shapska. It is possible to make it cheaper, but also less nice..
4)Trousers must be very tight, it means that if you want the same appearance, you have to visit us for adjustment. But we live in a very nice place!
Delivery: about 5 months, except for ammunition pouch, according to selected type.
With fringes, only one for sale
We have one epaulette as on picture .
We can add fringes (no extra cost) and then it would fit with chevau léger lancier.
Please find a description of all types of epaulettes used during empire period
For price quote, contact us
No information on delivery time
The epaulettes of the most appreciate uniform of the emperor. Golden thread on red melton.
PRICE BY PAIR
Exact copy of the epaulettes that fitted with the second favourite uniform of Napoleon. Only small gold discs are not usual in the epaulettes of the emperor, you can order with or without them...It fits very well to a "colonel de la garde". They are copied on Dorsenne epaulettes in "Musée de l'Empéri".
To show that we can do many types of epaulettes...
Decribed in Encyclopédie des uniformes Napoleoniens, page 243.
Fits for light infantry, light cavalry chasseurs, cuirassier and dragoon.
We can make all epaulettes for any rank.
Copy of D'Ornano epaulettes in musée de l'Empéri.
For a colonel, but we can add stars.
For a lieutenant or captain
Copied on a pair sold by Bertrand Malvaux.
Grenade on "greek shield" for grenadier.
One epaulette with thin fringes and one contra epaulette for captain or lieutenant.
Same epaulettes for grenadier on foot and on horse, on right you have to add aiglets.
Small discs inside horizontal torsades for generals.
These epaulettes were those of the Emperor in Sainte Helen.
He could not buy his usual epaulettes in France because british authorities avoided all contacts with France.
Normally, he had to wear epaulettes of "colonel de chasseur à cheval de la garde" on his green and red uniform.
We can of course supply these epaulettes, but he never used them as long as he was the Emperor .
Regulation epaulettes for field's marshals of the Empire, made in the traditional way, with crossed batons
Type of epaulettes for general de division used from 1844 till beginning of XXth century.
We made it to complete the full uniform of "General Marchand", died in 1861, famous general of Napoleon....1st.
We can realise this type on any melton, choose your colour when ordering!
You can also choose the colour of embroideries and we can make epaulettes with 5 ranks of thin fringes or big torsades on one side, and "contre-epaulettes" (without fine fringes).
It is not an invention , you can find them in "catalogue de vente 2006" of Mr Bertrand Malvaux (22 rue Crébillon,44000 Nantes).
We can reproduce them on dark marine or scarlet melton, and from lieutenant to general.
One on stock, Gold on dark marine for lieutenant or captain, with a grey shadow on "buckler"...less expensive!
In silver, could fit for instance to Gourgaud who was the first "officier d'ordonnance de l'Empereur" to be colonel.
Corps en galon bâton rouge, fines franges, doublure bleu impérial.
Fabrication dans notre atelier
Nice type, one more.
Presented in "catalogue de vente 2006" of Mr Bertrand Malvaux, page 51.
Regulation type epaulettes: no special insigna, type of embroideries indicate a guard officer.
Chess and chevron are more for imperial guard, picture shows a pair for lieutenant or captain
Copy from a pair in musée de l'Emperi attributed to an "aide de camp du général Berthier" or an officer belonging to imperial guard
Page 71 of the book: "Les Trésors de L'Empéri", Editions de la revue Napoleon.
Original in Musée de l'Emperi.
Gold squares are similar to regulation type epaulettes showed in "Planches Rousselot".
Many possible colours of melton adapted to the backcolour of your uniform.
You can choose colour of melton on back.
Me make them in our atelier from a thin cord made in France, sewed around a braid made also in France some decades ago.
Top Quality, low price
Grenade and canons on "greek shield" for grenadier.
One epaulette with thin fringes and one contra epaulette for lieutenant or captain.
Not described in regulation, but it existed, one pair like this one was sold some years ago in an auction.
Price by pair
From book" Encyclopédie des uniformes Napoléoniens" by Alain Pigeard and Vincent Bourgeot, page 240.
Embroideries colour is gold...bad picture!
Please precise lining colour at the end of your order.
Silver epaulette, body represents fish scales. Grenade on buckler.
Big torsades on one side and none on other is specific to captain or lieutanant.
We can of course make same type of epaulettes for other ranks.
Silver epaulette, body represents fish scales. Grenade is specific to"gendarmerie".
Big torsades on both sides are used by a colonel.
Copied on a pair from musée de l'Emperi.
You can see original types in book "Les Trésors de l'Empéri", pages 196 and 197
We use it to make buttons for gorget, cords.
Expensive, but really quite close of napoleonic productions.
Price per meter.
Size 38 to 42 cm. Diametre 8 mm. Each one goes from cockade to button, turn around it and comes back to cockade.
Indicated price is for one torsade, cockade and button are just to show how to use it.
Made with an old braid and also old fringes, completely similar as original production.
Made in the traditional way, copy of an original sample. Gold colour, can also exist in silver colour, for instance for a Directeur adjoint des Postes Militaires Impériales.
Typical "rectangular" shape of consulat and revolution.
Epaulettes on picture are for a chef de bataillon
Regulation epaulettes : one has small fringes, the contra epaulette has none for type on picture (lieutenant/captain).
Nice mix of anchor, oak and laurel leaves.
PRESENTED TYPE: capitaine de frégate
Regulation type from Fallou.
2 epaulettes on picture are for a lieutenant or a captain. We can also do them for a colonel, in this case both epaulletes have big torsades....We can also make other types as for chef de bataillon....etc
SOLD BY ONE.
On the other side is an aiguillette.
Made in our atelier. For lieutenant we add a thin red line in the middle of epaulettes.
Original in Musée de l'Emperi.
Gold squares are very close of regulation type epaulettes for staff officers showed in "Planches Rousselot". So it seems quite good for "officiers d'ordonnance de l'Empereur.
Many possible colours of melton adapted to the backcolour of your uniform.
Special type for staff officers. Hand made, price by pair.
Very useful to maintain your epaulettes. Exist in different colours, price by pair.
We deliver these straps with their embroideries, you have then to fold and sew them.
If you order them it means that you are able to sew them on shoulders.
Made in France. CAN BE MADE IN SILVER OR GOLD.
Now extremities are spotted with small eagles, we can sometimes have a plain type, ask us for stock and price(lower).
Very specific epaulettes used for instance by "officier d'ordonnance de l'empereur"
On the other side was the "aiguillette", for "chasseur" for instance.
This epaulette is sold alone....but you can buy 2 and compose your own pair
NOT FOR NAPOLEONIC RE ENACTMENT, we insert these epaulettes in this part of website because people sometimes find our epaulettes with googgle, but don't want Napoleonic epaulettes...
Long 17 cm, large 6 cm in rectangular part, 12 cm in oval part.
NOT FOR NAPOLEONIC RE ENACTMENT, we insert these epaulettes in this part of website because people sometimes find our epaulettes with googgle, but don't want Napoleonic epaulettes...
Long 17 cm, large 6 cm in rectangular part, 12 cm in oval part.
Scarlet lining, thin gold fringes from an old stock (few remaining).
Price by pair.
Dark marine lining, no fringes on one side(contra epaulettes) on one side, thin fringes on other.
ADJUDANT SOUS OFFICIER
On left shoulder one epaulette and on right shoulder a contra epaulette, red with 2 stripes of metal same colour as buttons and fringe mixed in red and colour of metal of buttons .
When revolution begins, epaulettes are extremely narrow, this is the type we propose here.
This is for instance the type used by Lafayette before revolution till Consulat.
Can be made in gold or silver.
Epaulette can be done with small fringes on one side, none on the other (contra epaulette) for captain or lieutenant.
Thick torsades (bullions) on both sides are for colonel. PRICE BY PAIR
Not perfect, but it exists and it is not expensive....before a better production, soon existing in red, next line.
15 cm Long, 6,5 cm large.
Not perfect, but it exists and it is not expensive....before a better production, soon existing in red, next line.
15 cm Long, 6,5 cm large.
Epaulette with small fringes, contra epaulette without fringes.
The colour on pictures is normally gold, this is not obvious, we will make better pictures next time..
You can choose between gold or silver colour
Epaulette with thin fringes.
The colour on pictures is normally gold, this is not obvious, we will make better pictures next time..
You can choose between gold or silver colour. Lining can be also in different colours.
Delivery within 2 months. Fringes length: 5,5 cm
NOT FOR NAPOLEONIC RE ENACTMENT, we insert these epaulettes in this part of website because people sometimes find our epaulettes with googgle, but don't want Napoleonic epaulettes...
Long 17 cm, large 6 cm in rectangular part, 12 cm in oval part.
Long 17 cm, large 6 cm in rectangular part, 12 cm in oval part. Can be attached by a buttonhole
On dark marine blue
Copy of a genuine piece.
Compare copy and genuine sample of bottom part, only colour change(old is simply dirty).
Price by pair. ONLY BRONZE ON STOCK AT THE MOMENT;
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