Hi
Norfolk Constabulary use to supply berets to their firearms officers, originally it was a blackened badge but then went to a coloured patch. I know D&C also supplied their firearms officers with berets. I also have a United Kingdom Poice beret that was used by officers on secondment to the UN missions. If interested I can photograph the Norfolk or UK berets.
Regards
Mike
Sussex police did have berets back in the very late 1990s, worn by traffic officers on motor bikes.
Was a black beret with a Q/C EIIR chrome cap badge that had been painted black.
The idea was the officer could pop it in the side box on the bike, instead of having his flat cap in there and this would get bent out of shape. Thus a beret was used for a very short period of time. No longer issued, as officers didnt like them.
Thanks for the information, bank holidyas being what they are I've spent some time doing research and found a few forces do/did at some point issue them for firearms and dogs
thats the first time I've heard of traffic issuing them seems a good idea to me
