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This uniform was created at the request of a recently deceased client who had assembled a private mini-museum featuring uniforms of units that are rarely documented; we tailored these specifically to his measurements (1.75 m tall, 104 cm chest, 90 cm waist).
We purchased the entire collection from his heir and are now offering for sale several of the uniforms that had previously been reserved by a client who was ultimately unable to complete the purchase due to health issues.
The price includes: coat with epaulettes and aiguillettes, waist belt with regulation-style plate, shoulder belt with a (very rare) replica of the regulation-style plate, faux-leather breeches, and a bicorne hat.
On December 30, 1812, the Paris Guard was disbanded due to the passivity it displayed during General Malet's conspiracy. On August 10, 1813, it was replaced by the Imperial Gendarmerie of Paris, tasked with the capital's security. The decree establishing the unit actually dated back to April 8; for the intervening three months, duty in the capital was performed by the disbanded elements of the Burgos Gendarmerie Legion.
This new unit was placed directly under the orders of the Prefect of Police.
This corps held precedence over the rest of the Gendarmerie—ranking immediately after the Elite Gendarmerie—and incorporated many veterans from the Gendarmerie of Spain.

Uniform:
The standard 1812-model Gendarmerie uniform, featuring fully hooked, square-cut lapels, with the following distinctions:
Mounted gendarmes wore dragoon-style boots, while foot gendarmes wore black gaiters.
Buttons and cartridge box plates bore the Imperial coat of arms, encircled by the inscription "GENDARMERIE IMPÉRIALE DE PARIS."
Officers, *maréchaux des logis*, brigadiers, and first-class gendarmes wore a red cloth shoulder belt with silver edging and a matching waist belt; the latter was fastened by a plate bearing the coat of arms of the City of Paris (no known surviving examples exist). They also wore an *aiguillette* made of twisted silver and red cord. Their headgear was the French-style hat with silver binding—identical to that of the Imperial Gendarmerie—adorned with a blue and red cockade (the colors of Paris) for officers.