Yes, "Calvary" was a typo, just like Ron mistyped "epaulette".
In any case, I would like to know more about the history and origin of the lanyard & epaulette.
Searched the web, could not find anything substantial. Just some curious questions in my mind like: Were lanyards first used with swords? Were men on horseback the first to use lanyards?
I suspect epaulettes & lanyards were around long before firearms. The names seem to be French in origin, but that does not mean they were the first to use such things.
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