Police special constable senior officer MKII

[Jerry B]

Does anyone know exactly how the ranking system works or denotes on Police helmets, this has a very worn SC (special constable) badge as well as two equal thickness white bands. nice 39 dated Rubbery Owen & Co shell and 1939 BMB (Briggs Motor bodies) liner and the chinstrap lugs are unclear but seem to be stamped 1938 though could be 1939.

[tinlid]

Pretty sure the two 1" white bands donate an sergeant.

[Composite]

The two bands were worn by Sergeants .....sometime chevrons are worn too. You’d like to think that the police of all people would have been consistent re rank markings but no....and the “Specials” were even worse.

[Jerry B]

I have seen two banders with the sgt's stripes, thanks ade and aaron

[Composite]

It took me quite a while to catalogue the rank markings of the Police....and even after that I know there are variations

[SMP]

I was told the stripes were for "War Reserve". Is this wrong ?

[Composite]

...not heard that one.......comm of September ‘40 doesn’t specify WR