Original Spanish-American War Oil Painting of Spanish 65th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Division (Santiago de Cuba) Soldier Wearing Colonial Rayadillo Uniform - 12 ⅞” x 17 ½” Category_MG 42 Mounts The Infantry of the Imperial

The Infantry of the Imperial Guard wore a dark blue uniform with white leggings for both parade and service wear until 1905

the army had to house refugees

mostly because the labels would be lost fairly quickly

all WWI German leather equipment was issued in a mid brown colour

Since there was none in the Mediterranean

Original Spanish-American War Oil Painting of Spanish 65th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Division (Santiago de Cuba) Soldier Wearing Colonial Rayadillo Uniform - 12 ⅞” x 17 ½” Category_MG 42 Mounts The Infantry of the ImperialOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic Spanish American war era oil painting of a Spanish soldier wearing the iconic Rayadillo uniform. Rayadillo was a blue and white striped cotton or flannel material used to make the military uniforms worn by Spanish colonial soldiers from the mid 19th century until the early 20th century. It was commonly worn by soldiers posted in overseas Spanish tropical colonies and later, Spanish Morocco and