The excellent series of paintings by A J Dubois-Drahonet at Windsor Castle included the 9th Lancers with this study of a sergeant who is named as Stephen Reese. The red jacket introduced in 1831 has a high blue collar which is decorated with two gold lace buttonholes on each side. The cuffs are plain blue with a red slash flap that has three buttons. In 1833 the lancers were ordered to wear white gauntlets. His gold stripes are just visible on his right arm. Brass shoulder scales are on each side with a white leather pouch-belt beneath the left one. This supports a plain black ammunition pouch for his pistol (lancers did not use a carbine).
The wide white leather waist-belt, a distinction of the 9th Lancers at this stage, supports a curved sword which appears to have the hilt of the 1796 pattern light cavalry sword. Also a plain black leather sabretache hangs from two slings. An order dated 12 March 1834 abolished sabretaches for privates of lancer regiments. This may not have applied to sergeants.
His dark blue trousers have a double red stripe. The special pattern lance cap has a brass chin chain and a black horse-hair drooping plume. The cap-lines are attached to the cap by winding round the waist of the cap, and hanging down to loop up under the left arm, and hook onto a button so that large tassels and flounders adorn his chest. This painting depicts them as orange.
