Description
Specification
Gender
Male & Female
Description
The RGR Light Infantry-pattern sword is fitted with a black leather sword knot in Nos. 1–4 Dress.
Source Evidence
Black Leather Sword Knot is the sword knot used when the sword is ordered with No. 2 Dress.
Black Leather Sword Knot is the sword knot identified in the cited source row.
Wear
Field Officers of infantry regiments wear the sword knot loose.
Infantry officers outside the formerly-mounted groups and Field Officer exception wear the sword knot tightly bound around the basket.
Construction
British and Gurkha officers, the Bugle Major and Band WO2 use a black leather sword knot.
Commercial Boundary
Both records specify black leather and the same tying rule, with no differing pattern, dimension or construction. Band and officer use remain relationship metadata.
Related uniforms
Completes
the uniforms
Orders of dress completed by this product.
The Royal Gurkha Rifles
No. 1 Dress - Female
Direct uniform association
The Royal Gurkha Rifles
No. 1 Dress - Male
Direct uniform association
The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Service Dress - Female
Direct uniform association
The Royal Irish Regiment
Service Dress - Female
Direct uniform association
The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Service Dress - Male
Direct uniform association
The Royal Irish Regiment
Service Dress - Male
Direct uniform association