Sam Browne belt Sam Browne belt The Sam Browne belt is a wide belt, usually leather, supported by a narrower strap passing diagonally over the right shoulder (although Royal Canadian Mounted Police non-commissioned members wear theirs over the left shoulder). It is most often a part of a military or police uniform. General Sir Sam Browne was a 19th-century British Indian Army officer who had lost his left arm; this made it difficult for him to draw his sword, because the left hand was typically used to steady the scabbard while the right drew out the sword. Browne came up with the idea
South African type XF tender South African type XF tender The South African type XF tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in Transvaal. Type XF tenders first entered service in 1902, as tenders to the Mastodon type steam locomotives which were acquired by the Imperial Military Railways in that year. These locomotives were designated Class 8A on the South African Railways in 1912. Type XF tenders were built between 1901 and 1912 by Neilson, Reid and Company, North British Locomotive Company and Sharp, Stewart and Company. The original 8th Class locomotive and tender was designed in 1901 by H.M. Beatty, Chief