Braunstein Christian. Uniforms of the Swedish army. Part 3: Artillery, other Branches and Standard Uniforms of the 20th Century

Armémuseum, 2013. — 120 p.From the time of king Gustav Vasa (ruled in 1523-1560) regular soldiers made up most of the special branches within the army. Branches like Artillery, Fortification and Engineers needed long-serving, well-trained personnel. Muzzle-loaded guns demanded technical skill and this was even more true for building fortresses and bridges. Generally speaking, the uniforms for these branches followed the rest of the army, at least up to the end of the 18th century. Early on, black became the colour of Fortification. Development of artillery guns was slow up to the end of the 19th century when breech-loaded and rifled guns were introduced. Mirroring this trend, the number of artillery regiments increased from three to ten. Towards the end of the 19th century a new branch appeared: the Service Corps, tasked with supplying the other army units. It was initially hard to recruit officer for the new branch, so it was given an elegant, dragoon-style uniform. At the same time, Engineer units were replacing the earlier Fortification units.