The shape and appearance of fur caps differed according to period and country. While France used smaller bearskins,Liliane and Fred Funcken, page 57 "L'Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats de la Guerre en Dentelle", Spain preferred towering caps with long flowing bags. Britain initially favoured tall cloth mitres with lacing and braiding, while Russia would sport equally tall leather helmets with brass front-plates. The first grenadier headdresses were fairly low, and in the case of Spain and Austria sometimes contained elements from both mitres and bearskins. Until the mid-18th century, French grenadiers wore tricorne hats, rather than either the mitre or fur cap. Grenadier caps gradually increased in size and decoration, with added devices such as pompoms, cords, badges, front-plates, plumes, and braiding, as well as various national heraldic emblems.
The? shape and ap:pearance of fur caps differed according to period and country. While France used smaller bearskins,Liliane and Fred Funcken, page 57 "L'Unif!orme et les Armes des Soldats de la Guerre en Dentelle" Spain preferred towering caps with long flowing bags. Britain initially favoured tall cloth mitres with lacing and braiding, while Russia would sport equ.ally tall leather helmets with brass front-plates. The first grenadier headdresses were fairly low, and in the case of Spain and Austria sometimes contained elements from both mitres and bearskins. Until the mid-18th century French grenadiers wore tricorne hats, rather than either the mitre or fur cap. Grenadier caps gradually increased in size and decoration, with added devices such as pompoms, cords, badges, front-plates, plumes, and braiding as well as various national heraldic emblems.