Culottes du Peau & Surculottes 

Gilet (Waistcoat)

​White wool gilet with 12 small regimental buttons down the chest and two pockets

 An XIII Cuirassier Heavy Cavalry Sabre
Trooper's sword for the Cuirassier of the Napoléon Grande Armée - Model An XIII- May (1804).
An emblematic sword of the Napoleonic period, for the tall and fierce cuirassier of the Napoléon Grande Armée.  The cuirassiers could turn a battle with their sheer weight and brute force. They looked dangerous every time they ventured forward and the generals never employed them frivolously...

Boots
The Cuirassier boots are of the model called "à l'écuyère", of black leather with knee pads and spurs. The height of the boots is determined such that in the sitting position , the upper edge of the toggle is in the line of the thigh. Under his boots, the cavalryman wears wool socks and around the knees, sleeves (manchettes) which protects the bottom of the trousers from rubbing against them.

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Habit - Surtout: In 1809, a new coat was developed.  The coat has 9 large pewter buttons with the regimental number in a single row down the front.   as the 1806 model, it has mid-Thigh length tails that were short enough not to interfere with the seat of the saddle.  The regimental facing color was used on the collar and turn backs.

Stirrups

Troopers Helmet

Crupper

Sardinian Sabre issued to the 3eme During the Italian Campaign

Sabre Belt

​ Placed behind the saddle , it contains clothing and care items for the trooper.  ( The cloak also goes folded on the top) 

Habit-Veste
Habit-Veste:  It was worn during the Prussian and Polish Campaigns of 1806 and 1807.  It is similar to the model 1803 tunic, but with the addition of lapels with the regimental color.  In the case of the 3eme, red.   There is no logical or practical reason for the lapels (although some would say that it looks nice with the lapels) as the lapels got damaged by the friction with the front plate.

Original Officer's Helmet and Cuirasses

Horse Equipment

Shabraque

Officer's "Garde de Bataille" sabre

Officers Helmet

​Portemanteau

Half-Shabraque

​(Selle Housse)

Saddle with Pistol Buckets

Cuirass
French Cuirassiers wore a heavy iron cuirass, which consisted of a breastplate and a back plate to encase the trooper's torso in armor but leaving the arms unencumbered and free for action.

Girth

Helmet
The main headgear of cuirassiers is the helmet , inspired by the model of the dragon regiments.  But the main body consists of an iron top, surrounded by bear leather and topped by a crest copper on which a horse mane was set.. The crest was decorated on the front with a Medusa mask and a shield with the regimental number.  The visor , was originally black leather bound with metal.  It has copper jugular on each side of the helmet.   The served to keep the helmet on the head and protected the trooper against saber cuts. A red plume was fixed on the left side of the helmet.

Bridle

Saddle

Troopers Helmet

Uniform
The uniform of the French cuirassiers was worn by the 14 cuirassier regiments of the Grand Armee between 1802 and 1815. It is characterized by the wearing a breastplate, and a crested helmet. Each regiment was identified by a distinctive color present on different elements of the uniform, as the collar or tails. Between 1803 , the year of the reorganization of a part of the cavalry and 1815, the uniform underwent many changes both in the cut of the coat, the regimental colors and in improvements of helmets and breastplates .