A Sergeant Major Shoulder Sash

Sergeants in line infantry units wore a red sash off their right shoulder. These are still worn to this day in the Canadian Army. It is a distinction worn by all Infantry Senior NCOs in scarlets. These sashes are also worn with service dress on formal occasions. The Sergeants version were very simple, with 2 tassels and a slide to gather the ends. The Officers use to wear shoulder sashes as well, but this was replaced with a waist sash in 1881. The old Officer sashed were originally a crimson silk or high quality material with intricate knots for the fringe, where as the NCOs were a very rudimentary material in a simple form. Often Sergeant Majors wore a similar knotted officer fringe with the lesser quality material. I believe this one on offer to be one of those for senior ranks. The knot matches that of the officer version, but in a lesser quality of material. A nice example, and uncommon.

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