The question of which shoulder bore the lanyard depends on the date. There is no certainty about this, but the change from the left shoulder to the right probably took place at the time of the Great War, when the bandolier was introduced, because it was worn over the left shoulder. But there are some who insist that 1924 was the date of change, when the sloping of rifles over the left shoulder would soil the white lanyard. Apart from that if you look at historical pictures of uniforms of the napolionic era there are lanyards all over the shop! Tassel Keychain Wallet | Keychain Wristlet Wallet | Card Holder | Keyring Wallet | Coin Purse | Tassel Keyring Bangle | Personalized Charm On WW1 mobilisation all soldiers, infantry included, were issued with a lanyard for the clasp knife. In recent times perhaps but in a WW1 front line situation I suspect they were used to anchor all sorts of things. I've certainly seen WW1 illustrations of officers blowing whistles attached to lanyards

In the war years that followed, the lanyard could be used as an emergency firing lanyard forthose guns which had a trigger mechanism, allowing the gunner to stand clear of the gun's recoil. Use on personal social media accounts, provided the individuals are not promoting themselves commercially. As an ex-army type, I had a lanyard attached to my No.1 and No.2 uniforms. I never gave them much thought, though having a white one, as an artilleryman, they were a bu**er to keep clean. Apparantly in earlier days gunners used to attach a knife to it so they could cut the traces of any horse that was killed or injured in a team pulling the guns. There was also a fuse key attached. The lanyard was first worn by the artillery in the 19th century. It is said that certain sappers claim that gunners wear a white lanyard as a mark of cowardice for deserting their guns at some point in history but this is purely a case of leg pulling.

The links I posted related to lanyards being used on friction fuses some sixty years before your post says that lanyards became a form of dress. As an ex-RHA/29RA type, I am rather pleased to hear this.........I will be forwarding this to my brother, an ex-36 RE type. He thinks it great fun to 'pull my leg' about his Corps being 'given' the original blue lanyard of the RA after they abandoned their 25 Pounders in the Western Desert.

Ian - it does seem that very often the No 1 on the Lewis Gun wore a lanyard; but there are units where there were no Lewis Guns, and and still these are worn - so it is not clear cut.

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So maybe its a bad thing fleeing from the guns whilst under fire, but surrending whilst in an Army camp needs a little more explaning. In the war years that followed, the lanyard could be used as an emergency firing lanyard for those guns which had a trigger firing mechanism, allowing the gunner to stand clear of the guns recoil.Engraved Stethoscope ID Tag,Custom Leather Stethoscope ID Tag,Stethoscope Charm, Personalized Stethoscope Name Tag,Nurse Graduation Gift There has long been a tale about Gunners wearing a white lanyard for cowardice, allegedly for deserting their guns. Of course, this story is nothing more than a piece of leg pulling; the information that follows is historical facts. Bullet White Texture EDC Bead / Every Day Carry / Paracord Bead / CNC / Metal Bead / Beads / Jewelry Supplies / EDC Bead / Lanyard Bead Another story was that in the days of the old fashioned cannon it was used as a spare firing rope which was lit and then touched the powder. We have over a million object records online, and we are adding to this all the time. Our records are never finished. Sometimes we discover new information that changes what we know about an object, such as who made it or used it. Sometimes we change how an object is interpreted. We sometimes make mistakes in our spelling, transcription or categorisation, or miss information out of our records.