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nnascati Supporting Member of TMP08 Apr 2025 2:25 p.m. PST

Watching the wonderful movie now. Has anyone ever managed to figure out what the headgear is the sepoys are wearing in the village fight?

Lascaris09 Apr 2025 8:12 a.m. PST

It appears to be a fez wrapped in a turban which could be worn by Punjabi or Muslim units.

Nick Stern Supporting Member of TMP09 Apr 2025 5:21 p.m. PST

In previous posts the consensus was that the uniform as modeled on the Madras Sappers and miners, but in khaki.

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Mad Guru Supporting Member of TMP09 Apr 2025 8:27 p.m. PST

Three cheers for gentleman and scholar Nick Stern! They are indeed wearing Madras sappers style turbans (I just made that term up but it does fit) as worn by the troops on the right of the illustration. The Sergeants Three in Gunga Din are Royal Engineers so it makes some sense that they are serving as senior NCOs for a unit of Sappers & Miners.

nnascati Supporting Member of TMP11 Apr 2025 5:16 a.m. PST

Ah, thanks Nick!

Personal logo Bobgnar Supporting Member of TMP26 Apr 2025 10:54 a.m. PST

I found some American Civil War zouaves that are very close. Billowy trousers and fez topped turbans.

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