Indian Army Kullah Cap

[Peter_Suciu]

I love the colors of the Indian Army headgear. There is the outline of a badge... but I can't place the colors to the unit. Anyone have any ideas on which unit might have worn this Kullah?

[Stuart Bates]

The colours of red with vertical blue stripes reminds me of the helmet flash of the Royal Engineers which was introduced late 1902.

Stuart

[leigh kitchen]

Have you noticed how those central "cones" in khaki have been cropping up around the place, I've seen them described as British army hospital night caps but only a few days ago came across one for sale on a web site listed as "the central part of a turban".

It's at tmes like this you need Ed.

Closest I can come up with is 33rd Queen's Own Light Cavalry - close, but no cigar:

[leigh kitchen]

Just remembered I've got a copy of "Indian Cavalry Regiments 1880 - 1914", by A. H. Bowling, published by Almark, 1971. A cursory flick through does'nt come up with a match, I'll have to sit down for a while & work through it.

[Peter_Suciu]

Thanks Leigh. I know the Indian regiments can be terribly tricky to sort out.

[eastindiaco]

Have you noticed how those central "cones" in khaki have been cropping up around the place, I've seen them described as British army hospital night caps but only a few days ago came across one for sale on a web site listed as "the central part of a turban".

It's at tmes like this you need Ed.

Closest I can come up with is 33rd Queen's Own Light Cavalry - close, but no cigar:

Hello Gentlemen,

I do have a British officer's regimental Turban of the 33rd Queens Own Light Cavalry, also a British officer's hot weather mess dress cummerbund of the same regiment, and I can quite safely say that the Turban that is pictured (with Kullah - the pointed cap under the Turban), is definately not a British officers turban of that regiment. The way the turban is tied, to me suggests a cast style, and from my knowledge and research thus far (far from complete), it doesn't look like the manner in which a British officer woukld wear his turban.

Gordon

[leigh kitchen]

I've checked through "Indian Cavalry Regiments 1880 - 1914", negative result. I'm tryng to think what other books I may have on the subject.