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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: HerbyF on December 13, 2021, 11:18:52 AM

Title: Philippine Moro constabulary Fez tassels
Post by: HerbyF on December 13, 2021, 11:18:52 AM: Does anyone know what color the tassels on the fezes of th Moro constabulary would be. I have found no references and only a few black & white photos. Almost done painting my unit & need to know.
Title: Re: Philippine Moro constabulary Fez tassels
Post by: Deedles on December 13, 2021, 01:41:40 PM: Ah , but if you can’t find out - how will anyone know if it’s wrong.!

Good luck in your search
Title: Re: Philippine Moro constabulary Fez tassels
Post by: marco55 on December 13, 2021, 07:39:22 PM: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1072211369461775&id=656729927676590&substory_index=0
Mark
Title: Re: Philippine Moro constabulary Fez tassels
Post by: italwars on December 13, 2021, 11:34:07 PM: me too i 've very nice minis for the Moro Constabulary (Monday Night Production) and had to deal with same doubt...and not oly concerning the tassle but also the colour of the fez headgear..red according to some sources, black accoding to others..and very few sources o_o o_o
Title: Re: Philippine Moro constabulary Fez tassels
Post by: CPT Shanks on December 13, 2021, 11:58:12 PM: I found this red fez with black tassel
https://www.icollector.com/2-Philippines-Constabulary-Uniforms-Fez-Hats_i34663062
Title: Re: Philippine Moro constabulary Fez tassels
Post by: italwars on December 14, 2021, 12:10:34 AM: Quote from: CPT Shanks on December 13, 2021, 11:58:12 PM
I found this red fez with black tassel
https://www.icollector.com/2-Philippines-Constabulary-Uniforms-Fez-Hats_i34663062

many thanks ..good source also for the kaki hue
anyway...
not easy to be certain about fez and tassel colours..maybe some units were different from others..or, during the first period they were black then during late twenties they become red..easy to maintain than black...first plate we can see an officer with red fez and red tassel..but maybe US officers, even among Philippine constabulary, prefered to sport different tassels from those of native constabulary headgears..second plate ..every fez is described as " black.".and i suppose same colour for the tassel
Title: Re: Philippine Moro constabulary Fez tassels
Post by: CPT Shanks on December 14, 2021, 12:32:59 AM: Found this looks like inspectors or officers had red tassels, Troopers black on red fez
Title: Re: Philippine Moro constabulary Fez tassels
Post by: marco55 on December 14, 2021, 12:47:58 AM: Quote from: CPT Shanks on December 14, 2021, 12:32:59 AM
Found this looks like inspectors or officers had red tassels, Troopers black on red fez

Great photo.That should settle it. lol
Mark
Title: Re: Philippine Moro constabulary Fez tassels
Post by: FifteensAway on December 15, 2021, 01:47:59 AM: Wonder if the red versus black fez was a seasonal fluctuation - rather like the summer/winter uniforms of the Sudanese in the Sudan?
Title: Re: Philippine Moro constabulary Fez tassels
Post by: HerbyF on January 03, 2022, 04:22:23 AM: Well I finished painting them on New Years day. Painted the fezzes red with black tassels. A lot of the old black & white pictures that I have seen show their uniforms of a dark color. Also I do have some old reference material that says the uniforms were of local made indigo. That is how I painted mine. Probably early uniforms.
Title: Re: Philippine Moro constabulary Fez tassels
Post by: marianas_gamer on January 03, 2022, 04:29:36 AM: Pics or it didn't happen! Cmon you know that you want to show these fellas off!