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Posts posted by Robin Lumsden
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Tom.
They use mess dress for dining-in nights etc. at the Scottish Police College.
Staff seconded to the College for the usual 3-year period usually have special mess dress made for them.
Unfortunately, it seldom fits them at the end of the 3 years - waistbands seem to expand with prolonged attachment to that particular establishment.
I don't have a photo, but it's pretty much the same as British army mess dress, but in very dark blue. Miniature medals are worn with it.
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Does anyone else have a helmet like the one at lower right?
Lower left is a standard 2nd pattern NSKK crash helmet.
Lower right is very different and is shown in the Angolia 'Cloth Insignia of the SA and NSDAP' book as an 'SA/SS Riot Helmet'.......but I've never seen another. I think it's another variant of the crash helmet, rather than a riot helmet.
These are, I believe, converted surplus WW1 flying helmets.
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And a bit closer......
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Any more real ones out there? I'm sure there are a few...
Here's another.......
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Here's a panel from an SS kettle drum cover for comparison. Much more ornate of course, but you can see how I drew a comparison.
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And I think this is a slightly clearer picture of the whole thing. You can just make out the leather 'tunnel' sewn along the top edge. The 'tunnel', the 3 loops on the back and the 'male/female' buckle and strap are what made me think it was a panel from a drum cover.
I now don't know what it is.......but it looks nice hung up on the wall.
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Here's the buckle and braiding a bit closer......
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This is the 'false pocket flap' bit - so I think it's meant to be displayed like this rather than folded over. The braiding is in cotton-like material. There are 3 x vertical 1" leather loops at the back of this part - as if a rod or strap was to be threaded through them......a bit like a banner suspension.
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Many thanks to everyone for your observations and comments.
There's no slit in this thing - although the top panel at the front seems to form a sort of 'false pocket flap' which has been sewn closed - so the ornate pseudo-reporting pouch theory seems very feasible.
A mystery item indeed!
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Last one......couldn't resist!
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can I find a photo of this little baby in use????????
His little pennant friends always seem to get all the glory.
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So, where.......oh, where.......
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Or in their barracks.......
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They didn't show it on their postcards..........
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No kettle drum here........
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I believe that picture was taken during Hitler's 'flying visit' to Vinnitsa in the Ukraine.
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Interesting item, Robin. I always thought that trombone players in mounted bands should get hazardous duty pay!
Bob.
I think it's the guy in FRONT of the trombone player who should get the danger money!
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Here's the LHR1 regimental band parading with the Kaiser in Danzig.........but no sign of the kettle drum
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Here's the back - the thing weighs a ton.
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I got this on eBay last year. It's a kettle drum panel for LHR1.
From what I've been able to find out, LHR 1 had only one band (the regimental band) with a kettle drum.
Does anyone know if that is the case?
If that entire regiment had only one kettle drum, the panel must be pretty rare - although I suppose several covers may have been made over the years.
For the last year, I've been looking for photos of the LHR 1 band to get a look at the drum 'in action', but with no success.
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FLL 43 Coastal Arty, Opinions?
in Germany: Third Reich: Wehrmacht Medals, Decorations & Awards
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Looks fine to me. These zinc Lindens always seem to have that 'painted' look.