This page from Lt-Col F H James’s History of the regiment shows four men of the 1st/6th Rajputana Rifles in 1936. The tall lance-naik on the left is a Punjabi Mussalman in Field Service Order. His turban is tied in a style adopted by his class with the stiffened cloth fan-shape showing at the top. The ammunition is carried in webbing pouches and he has a webbing knapsack high on his back.
The next man is a sepoy with three good conduct/long service stripes on his left forearm. They are black on scarlet cloth backing. He is a Rajput, with distinctive curled moustache, and turban tied according to class. He is in drill order but his smart kurta-length jacket was also worn in review order with pantaloons and green puttees. He has shorts with khaki puttees that have green hose tops. His black leather waist-belt supports his sword in a scabbard. Riflemen refer to the bayonet as a sword.
The next man is a Jat havildar in shirt-sleeve drill order. His shirt is collarless and has shoulder straps and rolled-up sleeves. His black leather waist-belt has two pouches attached and he has a red sash beneath it. The man on the right is a Jat in Field Service Order. All of them have a black metal regimental badge on their khaki turbans.
