Brassard
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Spanish army brassard with a cockade
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brassard, 2008A brassard or armlet is an
shoulder strap
. The term is originally French, deriving from bras meaning "arm".
Brassards are also used with the uniforms of organizations which are not military, but which are influenced by and styled upon the military, such as police, emergency services, volunteer services, or militaristic societies and political parties.
A brassard is often used:
- to temporarily attach insignia, such as rank, to clothing not normally bearing insignia (such as civilian clothing or a military mechanic's coveralls); For example, when French police officers work in plainclothes or are off-duty and carrying a firearm, they must wear a red 'Police' brassard.[1]
- to temporarily attach insignia to a uniform for a limited time, such as the insignia for an "Red Cross personnel fall under this category. Brassards are often used in this manner by military police, the brassard being both a badge of authority and identification.
Brassard (also "brassart" or "brasset") is also used to refer to pieces of armour worn to cover the entire arm (encompassing vambrace, rerebrace, and possibly a couter).
See also
References
- ^ "France to allow off-duty police to carry arms". The Local. France: The Local Europe AB. 2015-11-19. Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
However off-duty officers will only be allowed to carry their guns under certain conditions, firstly they must have the red "Police" armband that is normally worn by plain clothes offices to avoid confusion.
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- Rosignoli, Guido (1986). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Insignia of the 20th Century. New Jersey: Chartwell Books Inc. p. 69. ISBN 1-55521-085-6.