英国皇家海军陆战队350周年军服的变迁
在英国皇家海军陆战队成立350周年之际,英国皇家海军官方网站列举了一组油画,为我们展现了这三百五十年来他们军服的变化。
In the earliest days the wealth and status of t
在英国皇家海军陆战队成立350周年之际,英国皇家海军官方网站列举了一组油画,为我们展现了这三百五十年来他们军服的变化。
In the earliest days the wealth and status of the senior officers was reflected in the menâs uniforms. The yellow coats of the Duke of York and Albany*s Maritime Regiment of Foot were said to be yellow because it was the Duke*s favourite colour - Painting by Charles Stadden.© RM Museum/Charles Stadden
The red uniforms of the Georgian period, claimed to be red as it does not show blood. They were in fact red because that was the cheapest colour cloth at the time - Painting by Charles Stadden. © RM Museum/Charles Stadden
*Red and Blue* Marines, the light infantry and artillery were nicknamed because of the colour of their uniforms. The blue was adopted for the artillery in 1805 because it was easier to maintain in the dirty environment of working the ships* guns, the first real step towards a practical working uniform - Painting by Charles Stadden. © RM Museum/Charles Stadden
Although it was to be almost a century before the dusty khaki of the Victorian age, the camouflage of the day, was introduced - Painting by Charles Stadden. © RM Museum/Charles Stadden
The mud of World War 1*s trenches saw gigantic steps forward in personal load carrying and the Mk1 shrapnel helmet - Painting by Charles Stadden.*© RM Museum/Charles Stadden
Introduced after two years of trench warfare, these first *tin hats* saved so many lives in the brutal turmoil of that war - Painting by Charles Stadden.© RM Museum/Charles Stadden
Next came camouflage properly in World War 2, initially the Denison smocks, often associated with the paras but also worn by commandos long into the 1960s - Painting by Charles Stadden.© RM Museum/Charles Stadden
As the Corps became commandos so the need for better equipment and new pattern camouflages have changed how a Royal looks. In 1964, to mark 300 years of the Corps, Lovat uniform was introduced, the distinctive semi-formal uniform worn only by Marines - Painting by Charles Stadden.© RM Museum/Charles Stadden
The recent integration of combat uniforms, load-carrying equipment and personal-weapons systems available to the modern Corps has transformed their safety on the battlefield and changed how Marines look - Painting by William Webb, © RMHS/William Webb