Sharpshooter Senior NCO's - Uniform....not.

[PeterA]

Five variations of uniform in this informal shot.

PeterA

[mooke07]

Impressive picture - great array of different tunics and even Senior NCO slippers. Is the correct term shoulder scales that they are wearing?

Nice arm badge.

Thanks for sharing, Dean.

[Lavaapochi]

Originally Posted by mooke07

Impressive picture - great array of different tunics and even Senior NCO slippers. Is the correct term shoulder scales that they are wearing?

Nice arm badge.

Thanks for sharing, Dean.

Very nice picture.

I think that the correct term is "shoulder chains"...

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[David Tremain]

Shoulder scales are/were worn by Naval officers.

David

[Sunray9]

What on earth have they done to that horse's tail, or is he about to have a ...??

[Toby Purcell]

Notice the unusual badge of rank of who I think is the unit's premier sergeant major seated front right.

[PeterA]

I am advised that the horses together with the lack of medals on the senior NCO's dates the image to pre 1915.

A further source locates the image at the 1908 Summer Camp at Brighton, the year that cap badge was introduced.

PeterA

[Cribyn]

Originally Posted by Sunray9

What on earth have they done to that horse's tail, or is he about to have a ...??

I suspect that the horse's tail may have been 'docked' - the hair of the tail has been cut very short, often seen on military horses although more usually on those in harness. The idea was to stop the tail being caught in the harness but it also meant that the poor horse was virtually defenceless against flies!

Roger

[mooke07]

Thanks for clearing up the shoulder chains versus scales chaps, cheers Dean