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Police or Military
« on: Friday 30 January 09 14:15 GMT (UK) »
Hi all,

I wonder if you could have a look at this photo and suggest whether the chap is military or police, and if he is military which regiment he could be. 

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Re: Police or Military
« Reply #1 on: Friday 30 January 09 16:09 GMT (UK) »
It's the helmet that makes me think it might have been police
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Re: Police or Military
« Reply #2 on: Friday 30 January 09 18:33 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Failsafe

I posted this picture on the Photo restoration board to get an idea of date, and posted the same query of soldier vs policeman, and they thought soldier!  ;)

Perhaps it was a fancy dress costume..........

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Re: Police or Military
« Reply #3 on: Friday 30 January 09 19:57 GMT (UK) »
It is neither a policeman or fancy dress!!

It a British soldier, probably infantry of around the 1880. The helmet is the blue cloth "home service helmet"

There appears to be a spike on the top of the helmet.

I am undecided as to whether he is a bandsman or not....It may be a music case around his chest, and I am unsure without blowing it up (I'm at work and unable to do such fancy things!!) whether that is a bayonet or a bandsmans sword..

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What would be handy as we cannot make out the helmet plate, is a close up of his belt buckle!!

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Re: Police or Military
« Reply #4 on: Friday 30 January 09 21:06 GMT (UK) »
Thank you very much Scrimnet.  Should I rescan the image at a higher resolution to get a better look at the belt buckle?

Once again, many thanks.

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 30 January 09 22:26 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Spidermonkey on Friday 30 January 09 21:06 GMT (UK)
Thank you very much Scrimnet.  Should I rescan the image at a higher resolution to get a better look at the belt buckle?

Once again, many thanks.

Spider

Oh yes pse!!

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« Reply #6 on: Friday 30 January 09 22:29 GMT (UK) »
Shall we ask the Mods to merge this and the photo restoration thread??? ;) ;)
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Re: Police or Military
« Reply #7 on: Friday 30 January 09 22:38 GMT (UK) »
Hello Srimmers
Could this be pre 1880.The reason being the card stock is a Marion Imp Paris which were date coded post 1880
and this doesn't appear here so, between 1874-80 perhaps.
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Re: Police or Military
« Reply #8 on: Friday 30 January 09 23:18 GMT (UK) »
Good idea Scrimnet.  Can I lock my own threads?  Will give it a go and then do some rescanning.

Edited to add - am locking this thread, please see other thread here http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,357052.0.html

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