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Item Ref# KS6122
Fire Brigade, Johannesburg - Boer Badge
Brief description: This is a very unusual item that is period authentic to the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR). It is a belt buckle for the Johannesburg Fire Brigade. Not much more is known at this stage. Its pattern and design is the same for the Zuid Afrikaansche Ruitende Politie (ZARP) the Republics official policeman. |
Officers Dress of Boer Commanders
As early as 1898, a group of Transvaal commandants asked the government for uniforms or sashes to distinguish them from their men. Due to financial constraints uniforms could not be supplied, but a sash was allowed. Photos show some commandants wearing silk sashes, usually green in the Transvaal and orange or yellow in the Free State. Some sashes were also edged with red, white and blue lines. To further distinguish them from their men, officers in both republics often wore either a darker suit or even claw-hammer tailcoats and a top hat. The top hats were usually low crowned and were either the silk topper or the softer felt version. In some cases, officers could only be distinguished from their men by a pair of binoculars and/or a side arm.
ORANJE VRIJSTAAT ARTILLERIE CORPS/ Historical Study and Re-Enactment Group
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Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight." Joshua 10:25 |