{"product_id":"royal-engineers-three-fold-silk-reppe-tie","title":"Royal Engineers Three-Fold Silk Reppe Tie","description":"\u003ch4\u003eThe Royal Engineers\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Royal Engineers — the Sappers — are one of the oldest and most versatile corps in the British Army, with a history of continuous service stretching back to 1716. Where other regiments fight, the Royal Engineers make it possible: building bridges under fire, clearing minefields, breaching fortifications, constructing field hospitals and airstrips, and providing the infrastructure on which every modern military operation depends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir record in battle is as distinguished as any fighting regiment. At Waterloo, RE officers directed the defence of Hougoumont farm — a position whose holding was critical to Wellington's victory. In the Crimea, the Sappers built the railway that supplied the siege of Sevastopol. On the Western Front, RE tunnelling companies fought a subterranean war beneath no man's land, culminating in the detonation of nineteen mines beneath the German lines at Messines in 1917 — one of the largest planned explosions in history. In the Second World War, the Royal Engineers built the Bailey bridge, one of the most important military engineering innovations of the 20th century, which allowed Allied forces to cross rivers and obstacles across every theatre of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday the Royal Engineers encompass combat engineers, bomb disposal specialists, divers, surveyors, communications engineers, and a dozen other trades — the most technically diverse corps in the British Army. Their motto, \u003cem\u003eUbique\u003c\/em\u003e — Everywhere — is shared with the Royal Artillery, and earned with equal justification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Tie\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandcrafted by \u003cstrong\u003eBenson \u0026amp; Clegg\u003c\/strong\u003e, London's foremost makers of regimental and club neckwear since 1937, this three-fold silk reppe tie is constructed without an interlining — allowing the silk to drape and knot with exceptional weight and fluidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% silk reppe weave, three-fold construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade width approx. 9.0cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry clean only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresented in a Benson \u0026amp; Clegg gift box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"FatChimp \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57055329321338,"sku":"TIE-MIL3-ROYENG","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/4684\/files\/Benson-And-Clegg-Royal-Engineers-Three-Fold-Silk-Reppe-Tie.jpg?v=1783621708","url":"https:\/\/www.fatchimp.co.uk\/products\/royal-engineers-three-fold-silk-reppe-tie","provider":"Fat Chimp Forces Wear \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}