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collar/epaulette insignia worn from at least pre-1900 and right up until the force merged with Inverness Burgh Police in 1968.

Although its final rendition was in "stay-brite" chrome, it was also at various tiems produced in brass and white metal.

Interestingly, when Inverness-shire and Inverness Burgh emerged in1968, the resulting force ("Inverness Constabulary") did NOT have any epaulette insignia, which was almost unheard of the Scottish Police Service. When I went ot the Scottish Police College as a new recruit in 1973 with only numerals on my epaulettes, it felt really strange - the only other Force I recall with a recruit in a similar "boat" was the former Northern (Caithness-Orkney-Shetland).

It seems a suitable design could not be found to meet the agreement of officers of the constituent forces! (cost proably came into it too!!)
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Author Dave Conner from Inverness, Scotland
Camera location57° 28′ 35.79″ N, 4° 13′ 32.72″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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