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What is the origin of the epaulet?
The epaulet has its origins in France (epaulette) around 1500-1700 exclusively. The French navy used it in its uniforms to hold "ammunition belts" (or "bandli").The "bandoliers" were originally on...
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Why do engineers have gold and purple epaulets?
The purple coloured epaulets were awarded to Marine Engineers by Queen Victoria to recognize their bravery during the sinking of the HMS Titanic. Purple is important in this context because for a...
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What is the meaning of the purple stripes on marine engineers epaulets?
Hello everybody, I'm marine engineer. Many people even those belonging to shipping profession have got a lot of confusions regarding the purple stripes. But, a lot of people are their who have cooked...
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What bird is all black with white epaulets?
It is probably a Red-winged blackbird. In the New England area at least, the red bands are not very prominent when the bird is on the ground but show up when the bird takes flight.