When I was in the army, the colour on packing cases etc often related to a particular company. A Coy, for example, was always red in my battalion (Royal Anglian Regiment). Sometimes the number of stripes might relate to a platoon within a company, so for example my platoon when I was first commissioned was 3 Pl A Coy and three stripes was the indicator. However, I suspect that each unit or battalion would have had their own system in place, so with the passage of time it would be impossible to second guess what these markings meant back in the day.
When I spent time in Belize I took my Clarke with me. At that time (1982) I had to take it as hand luggage on the RAF planes that ferried us out there. It was marked with a card label tied to the handle. I still have it in my gun case. We had a few evenings flighting whistling duck during that tour.
Tony, sorry to have moved off topic. Your Purdey looks fabulous in it's case; my congratulations.
Tim
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