thats why they didn't issue them to us murph - imagine the damage lost overboard etc
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Apparently at the outset of WWI, officers on some RN ships sent their swords to the engine room to be sharpened. Even then they were preparing to fight the last war.
In the NS the sword is worn suspended from a belt which is worn under the jacket, the hilt being under the left elbow. In the RN the sword is carried in the left hand while suspended on two long straps hanging from the waist belt. It is said that the RN officers are in disgrace since the Spithead and Nore mutinies.Last edited by Flintstone; 21 August 2012, 15:55.
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Originally posted by Flintstone View PostApparently at the outset of WWI, officers on some RN ships sent their swords to the engine room to be sharpened. Even then they were preparing to fight the last war.
In the NS the sword is worn suspended from a belt which is worn under the jacket, the hilt being under the left elbow. In the RN the sword is carried in the left hand while suspended on two long straps hanging from the waist belt. It is said that the RN officers are in disgrace since the Spithead and Nore mutinies.
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
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Originally posted by Flintstone View PostIn the NS the sword is worn suspended from a belt which is worn under the jacket, the hilt being under the left elbow.Last edited by almaza; 21 August 2012, 18:40.
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Originally posted by Tango_Charlie View PostSlightly related: Do RDF officers get swords? And if not, why not?'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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Originally posted by Celtic-Warrior View PostIs a PDF officer issued a sword or are they drawn from stores? I know RDF officers can buy theirs is it dont the same in the PDF and the cost recouped in the uniform allowance?
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