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Busby (military headdress)

A busby from the 19th century with a plume and red bag. Cap lines attach the cap to the jacket to prevent loss.

Busby is the English name for the Hungarian prémes csákó ('fur shako') or kucsma, a military head-dress made of fur, originally worn by Hungarian hussars. In its original Hungarian form the busby was a cylindrical fur cap, having a bag of coloured cloth hanging from the top. This bag could be filled with sand and the end attached to the right shoulder as a defence against sabre cuts.[1]

  1. ^ "busby". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)

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