NAM.1978-02-37-29

5th (Royal Irish) Lancers at drill, 1895 (c) - 1900, showing a group of soldiers with lances standing outside a building. Glass negative produced by W. Gregory & Co., London, and F. G. O. Stuart, 1895 (c). The group of 5th Irish Lancer soldiers at drill are pictured wearing stable dress. This comprises a blue stable jacket with collar and cuffs of facing colour (red). They have blue pillbox forage caps with yellow bands and cross-braids. For the two senior non-commissioned officers, who have their backs to the camera, you can see the gold lace edging around the collar, cuffs and forage caps. They are all wearing dark blue overalls with a double stripe of facing colour (yellow) down the outside seam, over wellington boots with spurs attached. They have white leather pouch belts and black pouches, and are wearing gloves. Their lances have the scarlet over white swallow-tailed pennons on the top. These are held in their right hand, with rifles in their left hand. One of a collection of 280 glass negatives, associated with Gregory & Co., London, and F.G.O. Stuart, 1893 (c)-1900.