▁( pi pping ) ▁of ▁the ▁P anc erni , ▁red ▁Polish - style ▁loose ▁fit ▁p ants ▁( sz ar aw ary ) ▁with ▁a ▁double - l amp as , ▁button ed ▁with ▁ 6 ▁buttons ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁below ▁the ▁kne e , ▁ ▁and ▁crim son ▁Polish ▁( square - top ) ▁cz ap ka ▁of ▁the ▁H uss ars ▁for ▁the ▁compan ions ▁and ▁red ▁or ▁black ▁Kol p ak ▁for ▁the ▁retain ers , ▁changed ▁later ▁into ▁a ▁black ▁" gi wer " ▁hat , ▁ 8 ▁inches ▁tall . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁the ▁new ▁reg ulation ▁was ▁passed . ▁Ess entially ▁the ▁uniform s ▁remained ▁un changed , ▁but ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁ad orn ments ▁was ▁less ened ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁uniform s ▁less ▁expensive . ▁However , ▁the ▁new ▁uniform s ▁were ▁never ▁fully ▁introduced . ▁For ▁rain ▁and ▁cold ▁weather ▁they ▁had ▁caval ry ▁co ats ▁of ▁white ▁color ▁button ed ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁buttons ▁in ▁the ▁front , ▁and ▁heav ier ▁cloth ▁p ants , ▁while ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁the ▁retain ers ▁wore ▁loose ▁lin en ▁summer ▁p ants . ▁They ▁wore ▁black ▁bo ots ▁were ▁of ▁Polish ▁design , ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 - inch ▁he el ▁and ▁sp urs ▁attached . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁off ensive ▁weapons ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Caval ry ▁reg iments ▁were : ▁' kop ija ' ▁( l ances )( comp an ion ) ▁with ▁sw