Please help me to ID British Epaulettes

[sibfox]

Hello everyone, would you please help me to ID these British-made epaulettes, thank you very much for your help

[Dave Wilkinson]

At a guess I would suggest that the epaulettes have a "Royal Gloucestershire Hussars" connection judging by the design.

 

Dave.

[sibfox]

52 minutes ago, Dave Wilkinson said:

At a guess I would suggest that the epaulettes have a "Royal Gloucestershire Hussars" connection judging by the design.

 

Dave.

Thank you for the info, Dave. I was not aware that hussars used epaulettes as a part of their parade dress, but the design have  a Royal Gloucestershire Hussars connection, indeed! Epaullettes looks to be quite old, probably mid 19th century.

[Jmh]

Hi Sibfox,

 

These are Genthleman at Arms epaulettes from the Victorian period. 

 

Regards

[Farkas]

On 10/04/2023 at 15:56, Jmh said:

Hi Sibfox,

 

These are Genthleman at Arms epaulettes from the Victorian period. 

 

Regards

Jmh 

I was looking the other night and found these pictures…

 

I even thought it might be customs or Royal Navy…

 

but in the end I had to give up!

so is good to find out.

 

nice one!

 

tony 
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From ‘Royal.UK’ website

 

Gentlemen at Arms

“ Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms provides a bodyguard to The Queen at many ceremonial occasions.

Members attend the Sovereign at State arrivals of foreign Heads of State, the Garter service at Windsor, the State Opening of Parliament, and the evening reception held by the Sovereign for the Diplomatic Corps.

In addition, the Corps is on duty when the Sovereign attends services of the Orders of Chivalry. The Gentlemen at Arms also attend The Queen's garden parties, where their task is to form the lanes through which the members of the Royal Family walk.

The Honourable Corps consists of five Officers (the Captain, the Lieutenant, the Standard Bearer, the Clerk of the Cheque and the Harbinger) and 27 Gentlemen. The senior Officer is the Captain, a political appointment who is now always the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords.

The uniform is that of a Heavy Dragoon Guards officer of the 1840s. It has a skirted red coat with Garter blue velvet cuffs and facings embroidered with the Tudor royal badge of the Portcullis. Helmets with white swan feather plumes are worn when on duty, even in church.”

 

 

 

Edited April 11, 2023 by Farkas
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[sibfox]

On 10/04/2023 at 16:56, Jmh said:

Hi Sibfox,

 

These are Genthleman at Arms epaulettes from the Victorian period. 

 

Regards

Great! Thank you very much!