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Show l Origin of Britain's Broad Arrow, t Now that the broad arrow Is so frequently fre-quently seen on military stores and . vehicles it Is interesting to recall that t we owe this as the government mark .. to Henry Sidney, master of the ord-i ord-i nance (created earl of Rommey in 1CU1), who, finding that the govern ment had no distinguishing mark to enable them to identify its property, 3 caused it to be marked with his arms, i the "Pheen," or "Broad Arrow," which has ever since been so used. 3 London Globe. |