By the end of the 17th century the Swiss Guards were formally part of the "Maison militaire du roi". As such, they were brigaded with the Regiment of French Guards ("Gardes Françaises"), with whom they shared the outer guard, and were in peacetime stationed in barracks on the outskirts of Paris. Like the eleven Swiss regiments of line infantry in French service, the "Gardes suisses" wore red coats. The line regiments had black, yellow or light blue facings but the Swiss Guards were distinguished by dark blue lapels and cuffs edged in white embroidery. Only the grenadier company wore bearskins, while the other companies wore the standard tricorn headdress of the French infantry.