Unteroffiziere mit Portepee

Ranks below Fähnrich were issued either the Troddel or Faustriemen depending on their unit.

Some units would wear honorary tassels of Russian red leather, to indicate their relation to the 1st Regiment of (Prussian) Grenadier Guards.

[1] Unteroffiziere mit Portepee would wear tassels independently of their company relations.

[1] The top-down sequence of ranks in that group is: Naval equivalents—replacing Feldwebel with Bootsmann—and, historically, the Cavalry and Artillery (replacing with Wachtmeister).

German NCOs were identified by the use of metallic lace (called Tresse) on the collar of the uniform jacket, as well as the edges of the shoulder straps.