What are THOSE for?
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RE: What are THOSE for?
On my old jacket I used em to keep my Strap attached tomy jacket....Or.....to hold my fingerless gloves while trying to look cool in my assless chaps with my unscuffed leather boots...
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RE: What are THOSE for?
ORIGINAL: Sammi
Called epelettes.
Based on design of military garb.
Back in the day they were a place to put your garrison cap (usually called something else) or gloves.
Sammi
Called epelettes.
Based on design of military garb.
Back in the day they were a place to put your garrison cap (usually called something else) or gloves.
Sammi
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RE: What are THOSE for?
ORIGINAL: *NIGHT TRAIN*
Back in my day, you put your cvnt cap in there...
ORIGINAL: Sammi
Called epelettes.
Based on design of military garb.
Back in the day they were a place to put your garrison cap (usually called something else) or gloves.
Sammi
Called epelettes.
Based on design of military garb.
Back in the day they were a place to put your garrison cap (usually called something else) or gloves.
Sammi
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RE: What are THOSE for?
They're there for reverse wedgies.
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RE: What are THOSE for?
those straps are actually called passants (the epaulettsattached to the passant)
they get used for all sorts of tasks since we stopped issuing "shoulder boards" back in the 19th century as an accoutrementof rank
Sam Browne belts were adopted by the military well before the police I think, they keep yourside armfrom saggin and draggin when you march (they go under the passant but do not require one my .455 Webley on my right hip holds it on my square shoulder just fine thank you)
they get used for all sorts of tasks since we stopped issuing "shoulder boards" back in the 19th century as an accoutrementof rank
Sam Browne belts were adopted by the military well before the police I think, they keep yourside armfrom saggin and draggin when you march (they go under the passant but do not require one my .455 Webley on my right hip holds it on my square shoulder just fine thank you)
