Facing colour according to the position that a particular regiment held in the order of battle - that is within a brigade, division or corps. As an example, amongst the Russian line infantry, the two brigades within each division were distinguished by red or blue shoulder straps; while the four regiments within each division wore red, blue, white or green collar patches and cap bands respectively. Facing colour A facing colour is a common tailoring technique for European military uniforms where the visible inside lining of a standard military jacket, coat or tunic is of a different colour to that of the
Königsberg Colour-head Tumbler Königsberg Colour-head Tumbler The Königsberg Colour-head Tumbler () is a breed of fancy pigeon developed in the mid-18th century in Königsberg, East Prussia, from which it gets its German name. This breed of pigeon is well known in Russia because Königsberg is now a part of Russia, and is known as Kaliningrad. The Königsberg Colour-head comes in the colours black, red, white, yellow, and blue. Their rudders and heads can be of any of the above colours. Conformance standards for this breed require perfect body posture and high carriage. They are mostly kept as fancy (show) pigeons, but with regular