These Khaki Drill KD blank epaulet rank slides are an essential detail for a correct British tropical or desert uniform impression. They are a pair of cotton rank slides in khaki/tan, intended to be worn on KD clothing. According to the product specification, these slides were worn by all ranks to attach rank insignia and divisional flashes, allowing the badges to be removed easily when the garment was sent for cleaning.

The slides are made of cloth, use a slide fastener style fitting, and are sold as a pair. The seller lists a weight of approximately 35 grams and places them within British impressions for the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines. That makes them useful not only for reenactment, but also for mannequin displays, tropical uniform restoration, and adding the proper finishing detail to a KD setup.

Subtle advice block 
These blank rank slides look historically strongest on a KD shirt, KD bush jacket, or other khaki drill uniform pieces, combined with matching cloth pips, crowns, or divisional flashes. That layered approach gives a tropical uniform the neat and convincing field appearance it deserves.

Historical Context 
Khaki Drill remained in use during the Second World War as the basis of British tropical clothing in hot climates. The Imperial War Museum notes that the basic khaki drill tropical dress of the 1930s was still worn in places such as Burma and Malaya in 1942, and that jungle green only became available more widely from early 1944. Within that type of uniform system, removable rank slides were particularly practical, since they allowed shoulder insignia and formation signs to be worn without permanently altering the garment.