Zouave Talmas

WW1 French Patriotic Postcard of Zouave in talma. - Zouave in talma, around 1912.

The talma is a hooded-cloak worn only by Zouaves and Turcos. It was their only cold-weather issued garment. It is composed of blue-gray wool, with a 4-piece body. The pieces each form a quarter of a circle. The hood is composed of 2 pieces, and rounded off at the top.
The hood's dimensions are:

Dimensions (in mm):
- Height in Front...............................400
- Length of Hood.............................280
- Height in Back...............................400
- Width ...........................................380
- Facing of Hood...............................30

The talma is closed by means of 4 wool tabs of double layers of wool. They are spaced about 130mm apart. The tabs on the right of the talma contain the black metal buttons, with corresponding buttonhole tabs on the left side.

Dimensions (in mm):
- Talma Length Front (approx.).....................650
- Talma Length Rear (approx.)......................850
- Buttonhole Tabs Length...............................60
- Buttonhole Tabs Width at Base....................25
- Buttonhole Tabs Width at Head....................30
- Button Tabs Length.....................................70
- Button Tabs Width at Base.........................30
- Button Tabs Width at Head.........................40

Zouave on Campaign, Winter of 1870-71, by Édouard Détaille.