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The British Army purchased the caps from a British hatmaker which sources its pelts at an international auction. The hatmakers purchase between 50 and 100 black bear skins each year at a cost of about £650 each. [42] On 3 August 1888, The New York Times reported that bearskin caps might be phased out because of a shortage of bear skins.
Several British soldiers were overcome by the heat on Saturday as they turned out in woolen tunics and bearskin hats to salute Prince William. At least three guardsmen fainted during the military ...
The five regiments of foot guards are most often seen in full dress uniform, comprising navy trousers, scarlet tunic and bearskin cap. From a distance they appear identical, but there are ways to distinguish between the regiments: The colour of the plume, and which side of the bearskin it is worn on; The spacing of the tunic buttons
Animal rights lobby group Peta has threatened the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with legal action in a row over replacing the King’s Guards’ bearskin caps with a faux fur alternative.
Peta has filed for a judicial review against the MoD in a row over replacing the King’s Guards’ bearskin caps with a faux fur alternative. Peta mounts legal action against MoD over replacing ...
Soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment A Coldstream guardsman with an Army standard. Non-fusilier regiments which wear the hackle are: Coldstream Guards (bearskin only): Red; Grenadier Guards (bearskin only): White; Irish Guards (pipers on caubeen only): St Patrick's blue [Also worn on bearskin]
The British Army's Guards Division continue to wear the bearskin cap with its full dress uniform, a custom associated with the Grenadier Guards defeat of the French Imperial Guard in 1815. As noted above, grenadiers were distinguished by their headgear from the ordinary musketeers (or Hatmen) in each regiment of foot.
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