Example of a handlebar moustache (Lord Kitchener)

An American man with a white handlebar moustache

Albrecht von Roon

George V of the United Kingdom

A handlebar moustache is a moustache with particularly lengthy, often graspable, extremities. They are named for their resemblance to the handlebars of a motorcycle or bicycle. This effect is usually achieved by the use of moustache wax. Similar styles of moustache are quite ancient, appearing on statues and other depictions of Iron Age Celts. Public Domain image of original Kitchener WWI Recruitment poster by Alfred Leete ? is it ely public domain, wheres it from, Pre-1928: This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Public Domain image of original Kitchener WWI Recruitment poster by Alfred Leete ? is it ely public domain, wheres it from, Pre-1928: This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... The Earl Kitchener Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was an Irish-born British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman popularly referred to as Lord Kitchener. ... Image File history File links Moustache. ... Image File history File links Moustache. ... Image File history File links Albrecht Graf von Roon. ... Image File history File links Albrecht Graf von Roon. ... Count Albrecht Theodor Emil von Roon (30 April 1803 - 23 February 1879) was a Prussian soldier and politician. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Edgar Allan Poe had a simple moustache. ... Drop handlebars on a racing bicycle allow the rider a variety of positions for aerodynamics and comfort. ... A variety of parked motorcycles A motorcycle or motorbike is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an engine. ... “Velo” redirects here. ... Moustache wax is a pomade applied to a moustache as a grooming aid to hold the hairs in place. ... This article is about the European people. ...

In the United Kingdom and other European Nations, handlebar moustaches have always been closely associated with the British armed forces, particularly with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The armed forces of the United Kingdom are known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majestys Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Crown. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

In the United States, handlebar moustaches are considered stereotypical of the Wild West, and the 19th century, and were revived in the 1970s when Charlie Finley, then owner of the Oakland Athletics, paid his players (most notably Rollie Fingers) not to shave to give the nation a reason to recognize the Athletics as unique from the rest of the league. Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ... Charles Oscar Finley (February 22, 1918 _ February 19, 1997), Major League Baseball owner, was the flamboyant owner of the Oakland Athletics. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9, 27, 34, 42, 43, (As) Name Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Other nicknames The As, The White Elephants, The... Roland Fingers giving his trademark handlebar moustache a twirl. ...

Men known for their handlebar moustaches

• Umberto I of Italy

• Glenn Hughes, a member of Village People
• Salvador Dalí, surrealist painter
• Cap Anson, baseball player
• Mr. Boh, mascot of National Bohemian beer
• Michael "Atters" Attree, British satirist
• Louis Blériot, French aviator pioneer
• Touch the Clouds, Native American warrior from South Dakota
• Johnnie Cradock, British cook and broadcaster
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, British author
• Jimmy Edwards, British comedy actor
• Sir Edward Elgar, British composer
• Sam Elliott, American actor
• Rollie Fingers, American baseball player and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
• Vince Guaraldi, American jazz composer
• Malone, Burt Reynolds's character in the 1987 action film
• Merv Hughes, Australian cricketer
• Eugene Hutz, musician and actor
• Bill King, American sports broadcaster
• Lord Kitchener, British Secretary of War during World War I
• Lanny McDonald, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
• Gary McCord, television golf announcer
• General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett from Blackadder Goes Forth
• Sir Gerald Nabarro, British politician
• Gene Shalit, film critic for NBC
• Joseph Stalin, Soviet communist politician and long-time ruler
• William Howard Taft, U.S. President and Chief Justice of the United States
• Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
• King George V of the United Kingdom
• Frederick William Vanderbilt of the Vanderbilt family
• Veerappan, Indian bandit
• Diego Velázquez, Spanish Baroque period painter
• Dennis Gage, host of the SPEED Channel television series My Classic Car
• Alfredo Palacios, Argentine socialist politician
• Russel Hobbs, drummer for the virtual band Gorillaz, in the video Dirty Harry
• Napoleon III of France
• Earl Hickey, character in My Name Is Earl, played by Jason Lee
• Tommy Murphy, character in Murphy's Law, played by James Nesbitt
• Ronnie Vannucci Jr., drummer for synth rock band The Killers
• Tom Ritchey, mountain biker, former American national cyclist, founder of Ritchey Design
• Greg Norton, bassist in hardcore/alternative rock band Hüsker Dü
• Old-Timey Strong Bad, a 1930s version of Strong Bad of Homestar Runner
• The Lorax, from the Dr. Seuss book of the same name
• Frankie Poullain, former bassist of The Darkness
• Paul Teutul, Sr., founder of Orange County Choppers
• Luigi, Nintendo character
• J.J. Bittenbinder, author, speaker, and member of the Chicago Police Department.
• Freddy Mercury, lead singer of 1980s rock band Queen
• Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
• Jesse Hughes Lead singer of Eagles of Death Metal
• Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, former dictator of Pakistan

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See also

• Beard
• List of moustache styles

“Bearded” redirects here. ... Edgar Allan Poe had a simple moustache. ...

External link

• Handlebar Moustache Club