940. Head constable of the Special Armed Force. [§ 12, Act V, 1861].
- Badge, pagri. - B.A.P. brass, encircled by a wreath with Imperial Crown above.Belt. - Brown leather with circular brass clasp ornamented with crown on plain ground in centre, and "Bengal Police" in circle.Belt (for shorts). - Webbing with automatic buckle.(This belt is not included in the first kit, but may be purchased from savings out of maintenance.)Box, kit. - Of steel, 24 B.W.G. sheet, coloured black and measuring 24 inches long, 14 inches broad and 9 inches deep with padlock fastening. Handles on sides and strengthened at corners, 4 studs, ½ inch deep to keep the box off the ground. Numbers to be painted at the top in white.(Head constables must supply their own padlocks.).Boots (black, ankle, laced). - Of approved pattern.Buttons. - B.A.P. brass.Cap (khaki drill) for undress uniform. - Gurkhas or Gahrwalis shall wear black caps and Sikh and Punjabi Muslims shall wear white pagris in place of khaki drill caps when in undress uniform.Cardigan jacket (grey, long sleeves). - When cardigan jackets are worn over kurtas, brass numbers should be worn on the jacket in line with the second button and in the centre of the right of the chest. To prevent the cardigan from fraying a stiffening of cloth 2½ long and 1½" broad should be sewn inside the jacket. Holes should be provided in this cloth to take the brass number.Chevron. - Three worsted stripes on khaki cloth to be worn point downwards on the right upper arm. 5 inches from the sleeve joint. Chevron to be 6½" inches across, bars 'A inch wide, interspace one-eighth of an inch.Coat, blouse (khaki drill). - With yoke, opening half way down, without collar. Two pockets with flap, held down by B.A.P. brass buttons, three B.A.P. brass buttons down front shoulder-straps of same material, fastened with small B.A.P. buttons and brass B.A.P. letters at base of shoulder-straps and ¾ inch from sleeve seam. Brass hook on the left side to support the belt.Greatcoat. - Irish frieze, military pattern without shoulder-straps, double cuffs, stand and fall collar with hook and eye. Four large brass B.P. buttons down front.Haversack. - Khaki drill with flap and brass plain button, khaki drill strap 2 inches broad to pass over the shoulder, with a brass runner attached.Head dress. - Khaki pagri. - Seven yards long with blue fringe 3 inches wide attached to 10 inches of cloth.(Gurkhas or Gahrwalis shall wear slouch hats and on ceremonial occasions khaki "Gurkha pattern" caps in place of pagris.)Holdall (red) kharua cloth about 3 feet square edged with rope, loops at corners, wooden toggle at one corner.Kulla (red). With two eyelets on either side, 3 inches from top.Kurta. - Half-sleeved, khaki twill.Letters. - B.A.P. brass ½ inch block.Mosquito net. - Of the approved pattern.Numbers, brass. - Three-quarters of an inch figures, with brass plate and pin at back, to be worn in the left-hand corner of the right breast pocket.Pagri. - See under "head dress."Putties, angle. - Khaki serge.(Putties should be tied so that they finish on the outside of the leg, the top of the puttee to be one finger's breadth below the top of the tibia.)Sash -(Red worsted).(To be worn over right shoulder and over the waist belt with frog and bayonet scabbard outside the sash.)Shorts (khaki drill). - Two loops for belt; back straps of same material with buttons for fastening.(To be worn with the edge of the short two fingers' breadth above the knee-cup.)Stocking tops - Woollen, khaki.Whistle. - Of the usual police pattern.(To be worn attached to a khaki lanyard and carried in the left breast pocket, the lanyard passing under the armpit and under the shoulder strap.)Note. - (i) Khaki kurtas may be worn instead of blouses on guard and escort duties and on ordinary parades in the hot weather.(ii)Punjabi Muslims in Special Armed Forces may be allowed to wear fan-shaped pugri-ends on ceremonial occasions, provided a complete section of Punjabi-Muslims is on parade.
