French infantry overcoat Bardin 1812

French infantry overcoat of the Bardin regulations  of 1812, made of grey melange ("beige") wool broadcloth, lined with natural raw linen, cloth covered buttons. Also available in blue broadcloth for Artillery and Marine. In the pictures above can also be seen the original overcoat preserved at Salon de Provence's Musée de l'Empéri, which has been examined and is being replicated closely. The "beige" melange cloth (a mixture woollen cloth made of black and white yarns) has been matched to an original sample of fabric kept in the National Archives of Milan, which is rather greyish, although of course there were many variations of shade.
Available in standard sizes. Heights from x-short to x-tall (by regulations the bottom edge of the overcoat was to be 1 "pied" or 32,5 cm from the ground).