About Prussia Landgendarmerie

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Could anyone help verify the exact timing of a uniform change for Prussia's Landgendarmerie?

I've found that the cuff style was altered from the original Polish-style cuffs to Swedish-style cuffs, but I haven't been able to pinpoint when this change took place. Does anyone have information on the specific date or period when this modification occurred? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
 
CLOVIS 57 said:
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Königlich Preußische Landgendarmerie – Wikipedia

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Perhaps Kukri can tell us more.


As far as I'm concerned, I only see photos with Landgendarmen in horizontal facing. Exceptions are rare, like this one.

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As early as 1870, the Landgendarm wore boots with small pointed toes.

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Thank you for your reply; I hope you don't mind that I wasn't able to get back to you sooner.
I only decided to ask on the forum because I really couldn't find the information on Wikipedia, this site, or any other sources I checked.😂

Furthermore, this 1890s publication can serve as one piece of evidence for the time being
 

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Primary source dress regulations for the Land-Gendarmerie do not appear to exist. However, a passage in "Die Preussische Landjägerei im Wandel der Zeiten" by Landjäger-Major Werner Blankenstein published in 1931 states that the Swedish cuffs were introduced in 1889. Interestlingly, the Moritz Ruhl booklets continued to illustrate the Land-Gendarmerie uniforms with Polish cuffs until at least 1895!

Regards
Glenn

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Glennj said:
Primary source dress regulations for the Land-Gendarmerie do not appear to exist. However, a passage in "Die Preussische Landjägerei im Wandel der Zeiten" by Landjäger-Major Werner Blankenstein published in 1931 states that the Swedish cuffs were introduced in 1889. Interestlingly, the Moritz Ruhl booklets continued to illustrate the Land-Gendarmerie uniforms with Polish cuffs until at least 1895!

Regards
Glenn

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Thank you for your reply.Based on my research, the Prussian Ministry of the Interior administered this unit. The answer probably lies in that ministry's records, but finding the right document would mean searching through enormous archives, given the ministry's wide purview.
 
sudsent said:
I've found that the cuff style was altered from the original Polish-style cuffs to Swedish-style cuffs,
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In France, we refer to this as a Saxon sleeve lapel. To avoid confusion, could someone please post a photo of a Polish sleeve lapel and a Swedish sleeve lapel? Thank you.
 
The same difficulty exists for the Reichsgendarmerie, or Feldgendarmerie. The A.K.O.s for organisation and uniforms are much more confidential than for the army.
 
CLOVIS 57 said:
In France, we refer to this as a Saxon sleeve lapel. To avoid confusion, could someone please post a photo of a Polish sleeve lapel and a Swedish sleeve lapel? Thank you.
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See, the cuff in your second photo is the Polish type. The Swedish style is actually like this
 

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