Ferengi uniform Ferengi uniforms are the clothing worn by Ferengi officers serving with the Ferengi Military . 24th century . 2364 . In the year 2364 , the Ferengi used rather archaic looking uniforms as fur was part of their garb . Officers wore grey trousers made from a thin fabric and a shirt with long sleeves . Both sleeves featured a stripe running the whole length , made of a metallic dark fabric . This feature of the uniform would be carried on to the next generation of Ferengi uniforms . On top of the shirt , a vest made from black and white - striped fur was worn . Short boots were made of a similar animal fur . A wide black belt was worn on top of the vest and the shirt and black leather straps were attached to the bottom part of the trouser legs . A special kind of headgear , protecting the back part of the head was part of the uniform in 2364 and later years . The headgear consisted of a fringed metallic fabric attached to a bow with a repeating pattern that was attached to the upper part of the skull . Apart from the tattoo s on the right part of the forehead , no rank insignia were part of the uniform . The weapon of choice during this time was the energy whip . ( ) 2365 - mid 2370s . The Ferengi adopted a new uniform in late 2365 implementing several changes and also adding several kinds of rank insignia . This uniform was made out of a thicker fabric than the previous versions and consisted of grey trousers with black stripes running down the length of the legs and a jacket with a wide collar , made from the same fabric . A large golden ring was attached to the lower part of the collar , on the front of the uniform . Most uniforms featured stripes along the full length of the sleeves , made from a metallic green fabric , similar to previous uniforms . Only some officers , possibly of a low rank , wore uniforms without those green sleeve stripes , including and Nibor . A shirt made out of the same metallic green fabric was worn underneath the jacket . Only Bok , when he was encountered by the crew of the in late 2370 , wore a shirt made from a different metallic fabric ; the sleeve stripes of his uniform were similarly changed . A headgear was still worn , only the fabric was changed . The fringed metallic part was replaced by a golden - shimmering green and red fabric which is still attached to a bow similar to the previous uniform , the pattern on the bow is retained only the color is changed from silver to gold as well . This uniform incorporated rank insignia for the first time . Highest ranking officers , like DaiMon s Bractor , Tog , and Goss wore two sets of small golden or silver curved metal pieces attached to the top of their collars and arranged in a yin / yang pattern . Lower ranking officers , like Doctor Arridor or Berik and Morta only wore one of these insignia on each part of the collar and most officers wore no such insignia at all , such as and . Another indication of rank were thin silver stripes at the lower part of the sleeves . Again , higher - ranking officers wore two stripes on each sleeve ( Omag , for example ) , lower ranking officers , like Qol wore one each and Ferengi of the lowest ranks wore no stripes ( Nibor , Kol ) . The Ferengi energy whip was replaced by a smaller Ferengi phaser .