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29th April 2005	Sling supporting Durnford's injured left arm ? By Coll This may seem a minor detail, but as I would like to get it right if/when I obtain a replica of Col. Durnford's uniform. I'm aware that when he wore a jacket, he tended to put his arm between the buttons at the front for support. However, I also read he had a pocket specially made inside the jacket for this purpose. My question is this, when not wearing a jacket, apparently he wore a sling for support, and I wondered if it would have been similar to that worn by Hitch in the famous photograph of him, which seems to be made of leather ? I know it does seem trivial, but as part of the accessories necessary, I thought this would be more effective than a sling made out of cloth. I guess, in the long run, it doesn't really matter, but it would be nice to find out for sure, as it is a detail I might have overlooked in my AZW books. Thanks Coll PS. I apologise if this has been covered in a previous topic.
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2nd May 2005	Coll Further to the above. Can anybody tell me where I could find clear illustrations/photographs of the leather sling worn by Hitch, showing full details of the complete construction, back and front. I'm unable to locate such images, mostly finding modern versions. Thanks Coll