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Old 14-10-21, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by leigh kitchen View Post
I wasn't sure - so I went for red.
Sergeant's scarlet?
Unless the Home Service Tunic of the current Foot Guards is different from the old Line colours, it is officially scarlet.

Apart from the sergeants' sash, which is Turkey Red, and the warrant officers', which is crimson.

"Red" [a poor quality, sometimes called "brick red"] was worn by ranks below sergeant until 1871, when all adopted scarlet, although in three different qualities. The quality bears on the reflectivity in the old orthochrome black and white film, making for some interesting odd-looking group portraits.
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