Coppers Catching Up

[Lowtardog]

Ok Gents,

I am 18 months atleast behind you all on Pulp and have started on my Coppers, I have a question or two

For a Captain would they have pips on their shoulder etc?

Sergents? was it stripes on the sleeve?

finally the webbing belt on one Pulp Copper has a Tommy gun mag would it have been black or leather?

more silly questions to come

[PeteMurray]

Sergeants get chevrons. Captains don't always have special insiginia, since they spent a lot of time behind the desk. There was also a lot of variation between cities and local jurisdictions. If you can think of it, it was probably done at one point, in one city or another.

Edit: The leather could have been black or brown--like I said, variety abounded.

[Lowtardog]

Thanks Pete, I have been stuck in my car on the motorway for over 3 hours, the only benefit is my Gangster serial has been mapped out with around 8 episodes and a possible second series ::

This is all thanks to actually reading at leisure in a traffic jam the .45 rules and liking them a lot.

[TadPortly]

This site may give you some ideas:

http://www.northants.police.uk/museum_new/exhibits/15/history.htm

[Lowtardog]

Thanks Tad, it was USA coppers I was after I know me Dixon of Dock Green uniforms :wink:

It is a great site though many thanks

[Overlord]

I know me Dixon of Dock Green

"Put it down lad"

[TadPortly]

:freak: oops sorry! Try this one for US cops:

http://www.badgecollecting.com/back.htm