Originally Posted by Army Mover
Had that been my Mess, they would have been locked in a safe and only brought out for special occasions; when I asked my host about the security of these items, he told me that they had a general policy that the Mess silver should be on display to the members.
A magnificent Table Centrepiece, some 3 ft long and 2 ft high, was displayed in a glass case in the Offices Mess at the RAF Staff College, Bracknell. A magnificent item, with a hilltop surmounted by a Gatling Gun and its crew with fired cases all over the ground ... and commemorating some Boer War event/unit.
It was stolen one night, presumably to melt down.
Must have been at leat a 2-man lift - it was huge.