Uniform Identification help

[southsando]

Hello,

I picked this up years ago as part of a buy from an auction. It is a light blue with silver tress hussar uniform, but not in any of my reference books. Anyone know in what country and year(s) this would have been used?

 

[John Josef]

My first thought is its French, but I'd have to get the books out to be sure.

 

[Sandmann]

Definitely Napoleonic era or before, as the jacket is very short. It could be Prussian Saxony or Bavarian or some more, there were a lot of Hussar-Regiments who wore this light blue color. Maybe this link will help to find some comparative specimens:

Suchergebnisse | Uniformenportal von Napoleon Online

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uniformenportal.de

 

[Jvpi]

Some sort of old festival dress.

 

[stuka f]

The color makes me think; American....but if I go by the construction; I would say a well elaborated theater prop....
How is the inside?

 

[southsando]

My first thought was Austro-Hungarian or French too. Definitely old, it is extremely well made and very thick and heavy. As for the random cords, I thought they might have been added on at a later date, but not sure. I could definitely see a theatre company adding them.. Here are some more pictures. I have no idea about the liner, it seems okay, but could be a replacement.