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13 Facts About Stable belt

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Stable belt is a striped coloured belt worn at times by the armed forces of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries – and a few other countries such as Denmark, Brazil and Lebanon.

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In Brazil, the gymnastic Stable belt is one of the most traditional elements of the uniforms of the Military Firefighters Corps.

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3.

The design of the Stable belt would be based on the colours of the regiment, and a colour to signify their role.

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4.

Only the standard black stable belt is issued, other belts have to be purchased individually, so are neither regulation nor compulsory.

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5.

The Durham Light Infantry regimental Stable belt was given to the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment when it relieved the 1st Battalion, Durham Light Infantry at Sarawak, Borneo in May 1966.

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Originally the Stable belt consisted of three even sized stripes of Red, Black and White and were based on the Regiment's colours.

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Otago and Southland Regimental Stable belt is that of Queen's Own Highlanders, and is the pattern of the McKenzie tartan.

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The 6th Foot were once charged with guarding the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London; hence the blue of the Stable belt represents the Thames river and the Gold stripe, the Crown Jewels.

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The Stable belt was introduced in 1975 and has a buckle in worn centre which has the Regiments badge mounted.

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10.

The Stable belt is composed of maroon bands at the top and bottom, with a centre stripe of black with a silver stripe above and gold stripe below the centre strip.

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11.

QAMR Stable belt is Black with a central Amber stripe as used by the original Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles, they are the colours of the Taranaki, where the unit's foundations were laid in the early 1860s.

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Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment Stable belt is Blue with a silver buckle displaying the Regiment Badge surrounded by the Regimental Motto "Ma Nga Hua Tu-Tangata" "By our actions we are known".

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13.

Stable belt is a wide webbing belt, usually a single solid colour or horizontally striped in two or more different colours.

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