A rare photo of a ranks of His Majesty's Own Convoy

Cabinet-portrait. Standing in the background, the Sergeant (left) and the Cossack His Majesty's Own Convoy dressed in ordinary form, consisting of a dark blue "everyday Circassian" and red tunic. The characteristic difference between ranks of the Convoy – namatrasniki (slot Hazira) on the breast of the Circassian with a curved display black velvet. From constable (standing left) display is trimmed with a so-called "Caucasian" braid, silver zolotistaya, ordinary (right) – yellow-orange guards bason; in the same bason of all lower ranks, trimmed with varecs neck. On the collar of the jacket and the edges of the sleeves Circassian Sergeant stitched wide silver non-commissioned officers ' galloon. Instead of shoulder straps the lower ranks of the Convoy was supposed to be yellow-orange shoulder cords that form the shoulder flat knot, which is attached to the invoice, the Imperial monogram. Hats – black fur with blue cap. Armed escort soldiers of the Caucasian swords and daggers. Checkers are worn on a narrow belt of black rawhide leather, daggers attached to the front belt, trimmed with red cloth and yellow braid. Shoes – soft Caucasian boots without spurs. On chest both have the escort soldiers – medals for works on first national census of 1897 Sitting in the foreground, an elderly Cossack, apparently, the father is depicted earlier too, likely to have served in the Convoy, and at the time of the photograph is retired, as evidenced by the grey Circassian without any insignia. After retiring, he settled in St. Petersburg or the suburbs, that the ranks of the Convoy were not uncommon. The picture was taken in the Studio of a famous Metropolitan photographer R. K. Soboleva, unfortunately, it is unclear in what – on the Nevsky prospect, house 56, or on the Foundry prospectus, the house 23. Photos of the ranks of the Own His Majesty Escort in our days are extremely rare. The guarantee of authenticity.