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There has long been a tale-usually told by Sappers-about the Gunners wearing a white lanyard for cowardice, allegedly for deserting their guns. Of course, the story is nothing more than a piece of leg pulling. The tradition of winding up stems from the age-old rivalry between the two sister corps founded under the Board of Ordnance and trained together in Woolwich. However, I am still being asked by ARRSE members whether this story is true, so it is time it was put to rest. Scalies of all flavours carry/carried these implements when line laying & repairing and it may have been unauthorised but functional initially until tradition took over. Well in 1884 the cord attached to an officer's pistol was called a lanyard and that came directly from the cord attached to the sword, so I don't see why it should have changed it's name too much. As far as I can see the word 'lanyard' comes from the naval term for an attachment to a line or rigging and that dates long before Napolionic times. NSN: 8465-99-975-7475 - Link type. Three ply. Blue. Length 84cm. Diameter/Width 1cm. Link 43cm. Loop Knot 41cm. Soldiers and Attached Personnel. Royal Signal. Hall Pass Student Pass Restroom Passes Teacher Hallway Passes BOHO Theme Hall Pass Hanger Bathroom Pass for School with Lanyard Set of 5 #65

It used to be said, if I remember my days in the JTC, that gunners wore them as a spare should the one that fired the gun break. That seemed unlikely and in those days (40's and 50's) of battledress iI think they were merely ornaments. Many regiments and corps had coloured lanyards. Apparantly in earlier days gunners used to attach a knife to it so they could cut the traces of any horse that was killed or injured in a team pulling the guns. There was also a fuse key attached. The lanyard was first worn by the artillery in the 19th century. It is said that certain sappers claim that gunners wear a white lanyard as a mark of cowardice for deserting their guns at some point in history but this is purely a case of leg pulling. Read more about our collections and the information we hold. Developing our collections information Full Color personalize Lanyards with your name company, school logo, business name Custom printed on lanyards, Keys & id holderAnother story was that in the days of the old fashioned cannon it was used as a spare firing rope which was lit and then touched the powder. Equally ludicrous is the suggestion that the Gunners has seven flames, as opposed to the sappers nine, because we lost two guns at some point in history! GQ and the rest of you, next time a wedgie says about rescuing the guns ask him what actually happend at Colenso and how many of the VCs won that day went to the Engrs! Rainbow Glitter Lanyard - Personalized Lanyard for Keys or ID Badge - Beaded Lanyard - Teacher Lanyard with Name - Affordable Teacher Gifts

The question of which shoulder bore the lanyard depends on the date. There is no certainty about this, but the change from the left shoulder to the right probably took place at the time of the Great War, when the bandolier was introduced, because it was worn over the left shoulder. But there are some who insist that 1924 was the date of change, when the sloping of rifles over the left shoulder would soil the white lanyard. Bullet White Texture EDC Bead / Every Day Carry / Paracord Bead / CNC / Metal Bead / Beads / Jewelry Supplies / EDC Bead / Lanyard Bead It may surprise many readers that this particular piece if leg-pulling is repeated in various forms. The gold stripe in the Gunner stable belt stems from the colours of the uniform at the time the stable belt was introduced. It was not a question, as the jokers would have it, of yellow stripes for cowardice!I think you'll find that Lanyards originated very much earlier than this and was not even anything to do with the artillery. The Lanyard was originally worn by cavalry attached to the sword so that if dropped while on their horse their only weapon wouldn't fall out of reach.

And even then you cant look after them, you must remember the medic who had his SA80 removed from his possesion whilst travelling the 100 yds from central lines guard room to the front gate. Lanyards.co.uk are a trusted supplier of plain and custom printed lanyards, ID cards & Inserts, Card Holders, Wallets & Reels to customers large and small.Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. NSN: 8465-99-975-7476 - Link type. Three ply. Dark blue. Length 84cm. Diameter/Width 1.2cm. Link 43cm. Loop Knot 41cm. Royal Engineers. Queens Gurkha Engineers. As an ex-RHA/29RA type, I am rather pleased to hear this.........I will be forwarding this to my brother, an ex-36 RE type. He thinks it great fun to 'pull my leg' about his Corps being 'given' the original blue lanyard of the RA after they abandoned their 25 Pounders in the Western Desert. In recent times perhaps but in a WW1 front line situation I suspect they were used to anchor all sorts of things. I've certainly seen WW1 illustrations of officers blowing whistles attached to lanyards While in the Army I was told the standard line, that the lanyard was used by cavarly to tie there feed.

As an ex-army type, I had a lanyard attached to my No.1 and No.2 uniforms. I never gave them much thought, though having a white one, as an artilleryman, they were a bu**er to keep clean. Custom Acrylic Car-Shaped Keychains. Show off your love of cars with our unique designs. Perfect for car enthusiasts & gifts! My question is....What were the original uses for lanyards?.....Where and when did they come into use?.......Are they purely ceremonial today?Red Whistle with 36 Inch Lanyard - Loudest high Visibility -Unbreakable Aluminum - EDC Whistle - No Pea - Double Tubes for Hiking, Camping There were two infantry regiments whose officers wore coloured lanyards in Service Dress before the Great War: Pre WW1, lanyards were used by the Gunners to hold a fuze key for setting time fuses and also for all mounted troops to keep the clasp knife handy (hooves, horses, stones for the removing of). There is a difference between lanyards used for ceremonial purposes and working, the lanyards I see in pictures of WW1 in the trenches are working lanyards and in many instances consist of nothing more than a length of string with the knife or whistle attached, they certainly aren't Regiment, Bn or Corps identifiers (with the exception of perhaps RA) . The question of which shoulder bore the lanyard depends on the date. There is no certainty about this, but the change from the left shoulder to the right probably took place at about the time of the Great War, when a bandolier was introduced, because it was worn over the left shoulder. But there are some who insist that 1924 was the date of change, when sloping of rifles over the left shoulder would soil the white lanyard.