No thats correct japhfo, but go look in a mirror ,do you see the two coloured objects that sit just above and at either side of your nose?those are eyes,try opening them and look at a Guards Band ALL the musicians blow instruments with the curb chains down on the chin.I was trying to establish if there was some tradition within this corps/band or regiment for the difference.
Actually, there has been so much combination of regiments or as they like to call it, "amalgamation," that a lot of unique regimental uniforms have been lost.
Uniforms have changed quite a bit! At least for the Foot Guards, where the uniform has been 'dumbed down' and made less extravagant than say a hundred years ago. This is especially so for the uniforms of the musicians where at one stage they wore the same uniform as any other guardsman, without shoulder wings/epaulettes!
Then along came Prince Philip and made it so that the Bandsmen of the Foot Guards wore shoulder wings/epaulettes to distinguish themselves from a regular soldier.
@woodenz Khaki and Grey Greatcoats have been worn by all regiments, they are two different orders of dress. Ie. Khaki greatcoat for no.2 service dress (and in fact, guards sergeants major are practically the only people to still wear them in rehersals) and grey Greatcoat for no.1 dress (either full dress or blue undress). Guards are basically the only people who wear no.1 (full dress) enough to need to wear greatcoat often.
@GodSavetheQueenII Don't know where you get your info from mate , but as an ex- Guardsman ( Grens ) RSM's , don't wear Khaki greatcoat's they wear if raining a stiff type mac , if wearing greatcoat , or in Home Service Clothing , ( tunic ) they wear a cape as do the other ranks , greatcoat in the Guards is a winter order of dress .......
@woodenz I was trying to answer the poster that said only guards used to have grey greatcoats and other regiments wore khaki. Khaki greatcoats were worn by EVERYONE once khaki was introduced as the fighting uniform (including guards in the Great War for example). Before that EVERYONE wore grey Great Coats, and their full dress remains the same. The reason the grey is now associated with guards is that they are basically the only people to wear full dress regularly.
Based upon the German pickelhaube, the spiked (or balled for Artillery) Home Service Pattern Helmet was introduced in 1878 and worn till 1914 as Full Dress headgear.
No thats correct japhfo, but go look in a mirror ,do you see the two coloured objects that sit just above and at either side of your nose?those are eyes,try opening them and look at a Guards Band ALL the musicians blow instruments with the curb chains down on the chin.I was trying to establish if there was some tradition within this corps/band or regiment for the difference.
TheDrummie1 5 months ago
i love that sound perfect pace and percision
AcAinslie 1 year ago
Is there any particular reason why the drummers have their curb chains down and the fifers have theirs hooked up around the helmet.?
TheDrummie1 1 year ago
@TheDrummie1 You don't play the drum with your mouth......?
japhfo 5 months ago
Is there any particular reason why the drum corps have curb chains down and the guard have them up across the helmet?
TheDrummie1 1 year ago
Thinking about it, our army hasnt really changed that much in uniform wise xD. Still base a lot of our stuff on the good old stuff.
Only things that change really are the colours of the uniform (Khaki greatcoat to grey greatcoat) and rifles (enfields to SA80's).
Top quality army!
BOT101st 2 years ago 4
Right you are. There's no need to change much if nothing's wrong with it. Like they say, if it isn't broken, don't fix it.
kingconst07 2 years ago
Actually, there has been so much combination of regiments or as they like to call it, "amalgamation," that a lot of unique regimental uniforms have been lost.
Uniforms have changed quite a bit! At least for the Foot Guards, where the uniform has been 'dumbed down' and made less extravagant than say a hundred years ago. This is especially so for the uniforms of the musicians where at one stage they wore the same uniform as any other guardsman, without shoulder wings/epaulettes!
emptyangel 2 years ago
Then along came Prince Philip and made it so that the Bandsmen of the Foot Guards wore shoulder wings/epaulettes to distinguish themselves from a regular soldier.
emptyangel 2 years ago
@emptyangel
Yeah I know what you mean mate!!
Even though Uniform changes and such, and regiments are alagamted together, Britain will always have an awesome Army :D!!
BOT101st 2 years ago
@BOT101st Guards Regiments have always had the Grey Greatcoat , only the other Regiments that had Khaki ....
woodenz 1 year ago
@woodenz
Ah ok, cheers for the info!
BOT101st 1 year ago
@woodenz Khaki and Grey Greatcoats have been worn by all regiments, they are two different orders of dress. Ie. Khaki greatcoat for no.2 service dress (and in fact, guards sergeants major are practically the only people to still wear them in rehersals) and grey Greatcoat for no.1 dress (either full dress or blue undress). Guards are basically the only people who wear no.1 (full dress) enough to need to wear greatcoat often.
GodSavetheQueenII 7 months ago
@GodSavetheQueenII Don't know where you get your info from mate , but as an ex- Guardsman ( Grens ) RSM's , don't wear Khaki greatcoat's they wear if raining a stiff type mac , if wearing greatcoat , or in Home Service Clothing , ( tunic ) they wear a cape as do the other ranks , greatcoat in the Guards is a winter order of dress .......
woodenz 7 months ago
@woodenz I was trying to answer the poster that said only guards used to have grey greatcoats and other regiments wore khaki. Khaki greatcoats were worn by EVERYONE once khaki was introduced as the fighting uniform (including guards in the Great War for example). Before that EVERYONE wore grey Great Coats, and their full dress remains the same. The reason the grey is now associated with guards is that they are basically the only people to wear full dress regularly.
GodSavetheQueenII 7 months ago
It's fitting that a veteran car drove by at 0:37 :P
Aenigmaa 2 years ago 7
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These dumb asses look like the Kaiser's troops.
RatFlinger 3 years ago
Its British winter dress uniform for the guards.
Urinesauce 2 years ago
Just because they wear spiked helmets and look like Germans doesn't mean they are you ignorant disrespectful cunt.
emptyangel 2 years ago 14
@emptyangel No no no, act brittish ;), you ignorant disrectspectful MUPPET sounds a tad cooler eh? :D
efccejc 1 year ago
who cares if the police band with sa80s with bayonets are fixed; their cute!
chocolatcats 3 years ago 2
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LOL The police band with sa80's with baoynets fixed.
BritishAndScottish 3 years ago
They're not wearing custodian helmets, rather spiked pith helmets.
emptyangel 3 years ago
This was a Sunday as the band doesnt play near the Queens chapel. The band would have played on turning into the Mall.
amene007 4 years ago
It is the band of the Mercian Regiment
5205Bradders 4 years ago
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Corps of Drums fuckwit.
GodSavetheQueenII 2 years ago
The spiked home service helmet was adopted as the full dress head dress by line infantry in 1871
msatabony 4 years ago
1878
cumberlandgap 4 years ago
Looks like the Police band.
colonelk 4 years ago
....
AdolfBonapate 4 years ago
what unit is this?
rmorecook 4 years ago
this is the worcestershire and sherwood foresters, now the 2nd BN. the mercian regiment.
thepunkymunkey 3 years ago 4
hmm nice i thought the Pickelhaube (their Hat) were a german helmet interesting
MitchMaker 5 years ago
Based upon the German pickelhaube, the spiked (or balled for Artillery) Home Service Pattern Helmet was introduced in 1878 and worn till 1914 as Full Dress headgear.
cumberlandgap 4 years ago