Weapons and Uniforms

Numerous types of more or less modern smoothbore muskets and rifles are imported, from countries as varied.

Regular troops mainly use Martini-Henry, which are much more accurate, lethal, and has a much longer range than the imported smoothbore muskets, while Royal guards use Type 38 rifle for more accuracy and faster response.

Artillery

For artillery, wooden cannons, only able to fire 3 or 4 shots before bursting, coexisted with state-of-the-art Armstrong guns using explosive shells. Armstrong guns are efficiently use by regulars.

Such guns involved a built-up gun construction system of a wrought-iron (later of mild steel) tube surrounded by a number of wrought-iron strengthening coils shrunk over the inner tube to keep it under compression.

Uniforms

The armies wear an upper garment of the hanbok jeogori with a square-shaped neck collar from the bangryeong jacket, five metal buttons, and sleeve collars that denote a rank. One collar for a private and two for an officer. They also wore an inner jacket (naegapui (내갑의), (內甲衣)) underneath their uniforms for added protection. They wear a belt at the chest or waist length, and an ankle-length baggy pants baji. They wear a jeonrip with a red strap denoting a soldier's names and units, and a peacock feather for officers.
the royal guards adopted western uniforms with pith helmets, white uniforms with blanket rolls.

Regular troops

Royal Guards