Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Worth a Thousand Words: Captain, Hussar Armor

Captain, Andrzej Wiktor
The characteristic half plate armour of the hussars
is shown on a regimental officer here.
He wears a delia coat and carries a horsemen’s hammer as a mark of office.
This is via Dappled Things, which you should definitely check out. Art, poetry, interesting articles — all Catholic.

2 comments:

  1. I miss Dappled Things. It is a great magazine. I accidentally let my subscription run out, and since I find it hard to find time for paper magazines these days I haven't renewed. I second Julie's note; you should check it out.

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  2. To show the true Polish heritage, please look closely at the broach below his chin....it is the Black Madonna aka Our Lady of Czestochowa...a site of a miraculous victory over the Swedes when the Swedes were the most powerful army in Europe. It is a country seeped in catholicism ...even in today's secular world.

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