Busby (military headdress)

All but one of the twenty Prussian Hussar regiments wore sealskin busbies dyed in black, while their officers favoured dark brown otter-skin.

[9] Officers of the Royal Air Force were authorised to wear a distinctive form of busby as an optional part of their ceremonial uniforms from 1920 to 1939.

[13][14] The historic busby is still worn by ceremonial detachments of the Dutch Hussars and Royal Gendarmerie (Koninklijke Marechaussee) in full dress uniform.

[11] The headdress is worn with full dress by the Waterloo Band of The Rifles, the Royal Horse Artillery and ceremonial detachments at regimental expense.

Around 1900 the word "busby" was used colloquially to denote the tall bear and racoonskin "caps" worn by foot guards and fusiliers[16] and the feather bonnets of Highland infantry.

A busby from the 19th century with a plume and red bag. Cap lines attach the cap to the jacket to prevent loss.
A busby used by a German hussar regiment, c. 1910