8 Lanyards
 

From a recent militaria show. 8 Lanyard's. Have found close matches for most of these in Tim's "Grey Green Acorns's" reference album. Have used his numbering in my posts. Thanks Tim for your work on the album.
1- Purple in color. Marked W5. Possible RMA Sandhurst.
2- Green?
3- Red Outer and blue inner A7.
4-Lt Blue T7
5-Black L-4
6- White R-4
7-Maroon X-5
Red- X-4 or W-4

Thanks
Jack
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Lanyards
 

Jack,
A good selection! Lanyard colours are tricky with manufacturer's variations and fading.
I suggest your No2 is my N1 for the Intelligence Corps. Not quite 40 shades of green, but here are a few!

Tim

I have 2 examples similar to 3 -A7 but mine are rather faded and I believe they are Kings Liverpool examples.

P.B.

There used to be a Green 'General Purpose' lanyard for securing the army pocket knife when wearing DPM combats. I used to have one in the 80's - Know anything about that one?

Mike,

like this one made from para cord?

Tim

Or this one - which I wore with dpm combat kit in the 1970s -1980s clipped to an issue clasp knife.

Tim

Thanks for all the responses to my first post on lanyards

Some additional lanyards found recently at an insignia show here in the U.S. Have not checked Tim's album yet to find matches for Id.

Jack

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Top pic. The extreme left blue could be R.Engineers,R.Signals.
The White . Royal Artillery
Red and Yellow. 9th/12th Lancers.
Bottom pic
Maroon and blue - Para possibly depot
Blue - 2Para
Green and Black - Royal Green Jackets/the Rifles . Clip missing.
Blue and Yellow - Logistic Corps

Jack, another good selection several of which I do not have in my album.

Concerning the last one in the second picture - it looks to be 2 strands black and one strand yellow. That is not Royal Logistic Corps or Royal Army Service Corps which have 2 strands blue and 2 strands yellow.

With 2 strands black and one strand 'gold' yellow it could be the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment or possibly 14th Battalion the Parachute Regiment (yellow and black) or the York and Lancaster Regiment (amber and black)

Tim

I should have gone to Specsavers .

Lanyards are/were used at British police training centres, probably a case of any colours locally available doing the job, some would be worn by class leaders & drill leaders, (I recall wearing your black & red lanyard, or perhaps one with the colours reversed as as a training school class drill leader ) I think that at some centres lanyards were/are used to distinguish between classes or intakes.
Different styles of lanyards, different colours, could be worn by the military, the police, security firms - it's matter of trying to match up what you've got with what you can find worn in photos.

I wore a red lanyard as class leader at Ryton on Dunsmore PTC in the 90s.
Have seen Beds and Herts wore in the 90s by Herts ACF instructors along with the stable belt.
Navy lanyard identical to my Royal Signals one.

Sprog. - though you might've known my missus if you were at Ryton during the very early 90's.
I only went there during the miners unpleasantness & for a Tutor's course.
Swing the lantern, tighten the lanyard.

I went as a member of Notts Constabulary in Oct '92 as part of course 10/92b.
I have to say I hated the place. It was like Butlins with barbed wire around it.
Went stright back in the TA as soon as I could.
Then to the ACF.
I left the police as fast as I could. No offence as I have known many a good copper. The lads on my shift at Beeston in Notts were really great and I still keep in touch. It was just not the job for me.
I went into teaching after I left and some of those experiences still help me when I am teaching when kids talk about various things.
I hope you had a good career and have fond memories.

Maroon and Blue is FANY I think.... I'd have to check but I have a big lot of lanyards hung up indoors......