Today, we continue to introduce the uniforms and accessories of the "Messia Regiment (Cheshire, Worcester, Foresters and Stafford)", mainly some coats of arms, but also some small knowledge of British military uniforms.
The coat of arms of the Messia Regiment is a two-headed mesia eagle wearing a Saxon crown. The coat of arms was chosen because of its connection to the regiment's conscription district, which contained counties that had no connection in the modern sense, but were counties that made up the kingdom in the days of the old Kingdom of Messia, which was very different from the newly formed regiments of England in Scotland, Wales and Yorkshire.
The coat of arms was originally planned to use the insignia of the old Mercia Brigade worn by the Cheshire Regiment, staffordshire regiment, Worcestershire regiment and Sherwood Forester regiment between 1958 and 1968, but was rejected by the British Army Costume Committee in 2005 on the grounds that the original badge was only the coat of arms of the Home Defence Force, the Mercia Volunteer Army, which was of a lower rank than the newly merged regiment. As a result, the badge was slightly modified to adopt two metallic colors.
The uniforms of the Messia Regiment are very distinctive, incorporating various "golden thread" decorations, representing the traditions of the predecessor troops. For example, the armband of the Messia Regiment is made of black felt cloth of the Staffordshire Regiment, which has a golden Stafford knot and glider motif on it, and the background is "Brown Netherlands".
The collar flower badge, using oak leaves and acorns of the Cheshire Regiment, the motto of the Worcester Regiment "Firm" (persistence).
The veneer is light yellow from the Cheshire Army and is used on the shoulder straps of dresses, evening dresses and no. 1 dresses.
Picture note: The red uniforms of the soldiers of the 8th King's Infantry Regiment of the British Army in 1742 use yellow veneers.
Veneer color is a common tailoring technique for European military uniforms, and the color of the visible lining of a standard military tunic, coat or tunic differs from the color of the uniform itself. The inner lining of the jackets of modern European soldiers initially used materials of different colors, and later developed to represent a specific color of a unit. The veneer color is used on the cuffs of the jacket, lapels, and exposed lining at the end, distinguishing at a glance between different units (division, regiment or battalion). In the 18th century, the use of unique veneers was most popular in European armies, and after the Napoleonic Wars, it developed to represent different branches of the army in specific colors. At present, the arms of the European and American armies have their own class colors.
Sword frog on Sam's brown belt, from the Worcestershire Regiment. Pictured above is the famous Sam brown belt.
Officer's rank insignia, using a painted bronze metal insignia, from the North Staffordshire Regiment.
Warrant officer and non-commissioned officer rank insignia, with a black background of the Staffordshire Regiment.
The backing of the hat emblem, the beret hat emblem under the use of square Lincoln green cloth lining, from the Sherwood Foresters Regiment.
Lanyards: Initially, the No. 2 dresses of each battalion of the Regiment of the Messia Regiment wore a uniquely colored ornament: 1 Battalion was red, 2 Battalions were Lincoln Green, 3 Battalions were black, and 4 Battalions were Mesiah Blue, and officers and men working outside the Regiment wore a mixture of cherry, light yellow and green in the regimental flower pattern, and all the members of the Regiment currently wear this multi-color ornament.
Tactical Identification Badge (TRF): The regiment's Tactical Identification Badge is a diamond-shaped pattern of 3 vertical stripes, cherry on the left, light yellow in the middle, and Lincoln green on the right. Each battalion also had its own Tactical Identification Badge, with the 1st and 2nd Battalions using their previous regiment's Tactical Identification Badge, with 1 Battalion being light yellow and cherry and 2 battalions being Cherry and Lincoln Green. The Tactical Identification Badge of Battalion 3 was a black diamond with a Stafford knot, and the 4th Battalion was a blue diamond with a Messia eagle.
Regimental Side Hat: Black, light yellow inner crease, green trim and spire. The cap emblem is embroidered with filigree.
Pullover, using the light yellow pullover of the Cheshire Regiment soldiers.
Outer belt, using the light yellow of the Cheshire Regiment, bronze belt buckle, with a brass cap emblem logo on it.
At this point, the three phases of the British Army's Messia Regiment's military anecdotes have all been introduced, and I hope you like it.