Boxer rebellion (pic heavy)

[answer_is_42]

The siege might make the basis of a good scenario for VSF/alternate history Victorian game 

Well, now that you mention it...
http://www.zeitcom.com/majgen/88sidneyst1.html

[Plynkes]

Did they have the Met in those days? I's always assumed they were a product of the formation of the artificial urban counties back in the 70's.

I'm almost certainly wrong, though 

Yes, as TC says, you are a little out in your estimate. Metropolitan Police Act 1829: Robert Peel and all that, mate. Bunking off the day they did that at your school were we? 

[voltan]

Does anyone know if there's 28mm police with capes on the market? Could do with some.

Didn't artizan release some armed officers reacently, do they have capes?

[Mors]

One of the Eureka Policemen has a cape, as well as one of there comic Policemen although I have not got that set. The only other one I know of is the BTD Dr Who Victorian Policeman. I have the Eureka, BTD , Westwind and Blue Moon coppers, are there any more? I wish you could still get the armed Police set from Wessex.

[HerbyF]

Dixon has four in their ganster range. Also Pulp Figures has 2 or 3 sets. Another alternative is WWI British officers, the ones in long trousers not leggins or gaters. Also German WWII officers make good motorcycle cops.

[gamer Mac]

Eureka have both comic police and normal Victorian ones , only one in each set has a cape.
Normal ones
http://www.fighting15sshop.co.uk/100civ05-victorian-policeman-471-p.asp
Comic ones
http://www.fighting15sshop.co.uk/100civ05c-victorian-comic-policeman-472-p.asp

[Gluteus Maximus]

Yes, as TC says, you are a little out in your estimate. Metropolitan Police Act 1829: Robert Peel and all that, mate. Bunking off the day they did that at your school were we? 

 

See I knew I was wrong 

Happily we concentrated on Medieval history rather than that new-fangled 19thC stuff, so I got my head stuffed full of Wars Of The Roses, Lambert Simnel, Perkin Warbeck, the Black Death etc.

I got better, though.