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A very minor point ,just in case anyone is depicting officers saluting. The CSN saluted by taking the cap /hat off fully, and not just touching the peak / brim. This was copied from the RN practice of the day. Seamen touched the brim of their hats or caps, if bareheaded "knuckled" their foreheads to officers, again copied from the RN.
The French Navy was the first to formalise the "modern" salute for all that we recognise today in the late 1860's, although removal of caps / hats was common to all when greeting ladies.
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