{"product_id":"royal-tank-regiment-three-fold-silk-reppe-tie","title":"Royal Tank Regiment Three-Fold Silk Reppe Tie","description":"\u003ch4\u003eThe Royal Tank Regiment\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Royal Tank Regiment is the oldest tank regiment in the world — and it was born in the mud and wire of the Western Front. On 15th September 1916, at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Somme, tanks entered combat for the first time in history. The men who crewed those first lumbering Mark I machines — operating in conditions of almost unimaginable heat, noise, and danger — changed the nature of warfare forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally formed as the Heavy Branch of the Machine Gun Corps, the Tank Corps was established as a separate arm in 1917 and became the Royal Tank Corps in 1923, before receiving its current title in 1939. By the Second World War, the RTR had grown into a formidable force, fighting in the Western Desert under O'Connor and later Monty, in Italy, and in the North-West Europe campaign from Normandy to the Rhine. The black beret — first adopted by tank crews for practical reasons in the early days — became one of the most recognisable symbols in the British Army, later adopted by the Royal Armoured Corps as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday the Royal Tank Regiment operates the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank and continues to embody the qualities that defined it from the beginning: innovation, resilience, and the willingness to go first. Their motto — \u003cem\u003eFear Naught\u003c\/em\u003e — was earned in the fire of the Somme and has never been surrendered.\u003c\/p\u003e\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":57055333024122,"sku":"TIE-MIL3-RTR","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/4684\/files\/TIE-032R-BensonAndCleggTheRoyalTankRegimentSilkTie.jpg?v=1783621974","url":"https:\/\/www.fatchimp.co.uk\/products\/royal-tank-regiment-three-fold-silk-reppe-tie","provider":"Fat Chimp Forces Wear \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}