I had forgotten about the Durzis, among the ubiquitous vendors to the army in India. There certainly was a degree of freedom among British battalions as to what they could wear. Of course, much of these uniform and insignia anomalies are not recorded, or if they were, are now lost.
I still think that in many old cabinet photos, props were sometimes used for the "photo op", but we may never know just when.
CB
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