- Belt. - Black leather, 1¾ inches broad by 40 inches in length, otherwise same as for ordinary District Police, with circular brass socket and clasp, "D.P." in raised capital letters ⅝ inch high in centre. Brown belts should be issued to plain's men serving in the Terai force.Boots. - Black leather, ammunition.Cap. - Blue with red woollen tuft; brass "B.P." badge for head constables and "B.P." letters in brass for constables.(The head constables and constables of the Special Armed Force shall wear the badge prescribed for Gurkhas in the Eastern Frontier Rifles with letters "B.A.P." between the crossed kukris.)Coat. - Blue serge, open down front with side cuts, stand-up collar with shoulder straps. Red piping round collar seam, down front and round coat, and on cuffs and shoulder straps. Two cross patch breast pockets with flaps and buttoned with a "B.A.P." horn button.Five button-holes down left front for five ⅞ inch "B.P." horn buttons. The buttons to be secured to the coat by split rings. Two small ⅝ inch horn buttons and "B.P." letters in brass on shoulder straps.Chevron. - One 3 bar chevron worsted on blue cloth to be worn point downwards on right upper arm, 5 inches from the sleeve joint. Chevron to be 6½ inches across, bars ½ inch wide inter pace one-eighth of an inch (for head constables only) and one such 2 bar chevron (for naiks only).Haversack. - Blue drill.Knicker-Bockers. - Blue serge with red piping down outer seam.Putties. - Blue serge.(Head constables wear the same uniform as constables, but with head constables' "B.P." badge in brass on cap.)The rest of the uniform of all ranks is the same as in the plains, but Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors are permitted to wear serge uniform when the severity of the climate renders it advisable.(Note. - Mosquito nets will be issued in Darjeeling to men serving in malarious places such as the Terai.)
