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1917-18 USMC OFFICERS COMBAT TUNIC JACKET & M1912 EG&A COLLAR DEVICES CAPT RANK
$ 1636.8
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ALWAYS RARE TO FIND, 1917-1918, USMC, OFFICERS, UN-NAMED, COMBAT TUNIC / JACKET, TAILOR SHOP MFG: A.Shuman & Co Boston, Sz SMALL-REG, EXCELLENT PLUS USED CONDITION, WITH USMC OFFICERS M1912 EAGLE GLOBE & ANCHOR PIN BACKED COLLAR DEVICES, PLUS USMC CAPTAINS PIN BACKED SHOULDER INSIGNIA (BOTH NEAR MINT CONDITION).SIZE BASED ON FIT WOULD I THINK WOULD BE: SMALL-MEDIUM (CHEST) - REGULAR (LENGTH). I AM 6"2" TALL, 42-43" CHEST. WILL FIT MODERN MFG MILITARY MANNEQUINS LIKE ( YANKS MANNEQUINS ).
MFG TAGGED UNDER THE COLLAR: ( A. SHUMAN & Co, BOSTON ), HAVE NO IDEA WHO IT WAS ISSUED TO, CANT FIND A NAME TAG ANYWHERE, OR EVEN A SIGN OF ONE.
BEST PIC FOR COLOR OF TUNIC IS THE 5TH CLOSEUP PHOTO.
TUNIC COLLAR HAS NOT BEEN PUNCHED THROUGH FOR SCREW POST OFFICER EG&A EMBLEMS, ONLY PIN BACK OFFICER EG&A EMBLEMS. ONLY DAMAGE I COULD FIND IS 4 SMALL SNAG HOLES/MOTHING HOLES ON FRONT AREA OF TUNIC AND A POCKET FLAP TEAR RIGHT CHEST POCKET FLAP (REPAIRED) (SEE GROUP OF 4 CLOSEUP PICS). MATERIAL IS WHAT I CALL GABORDENE STYLE, NOT THE ROUGH WOOL.
TUNIC HAS 1 YEAR OVERSEAS STRIPE ON LEFT SLEEVE CUFF & 1 WOUND STRIPE ON RIGHT SLEEVE CUFF.
1912-1918 USMC CAPTIANS BRAIDED SHOULDER RANK, PIN BACKED, HOLLOW BARS.
M1912, USMC OFFICERS, PIN BACKED, LOCK CLASP, COLLAR EAGLE GLOBE & ANCHORS (MATCHING PAIR), HALL MARKED ON BACK " BOLD FIRE BRONZED ".
STORED IN LEFT CHEST POCKET IS HIS ORIGINAL PERIOD, PIN BACKED WWI VICTORY MEDAL RIBBON AND WWI OCCUPATION DUTY MEDAL RIBBON.
THIS IS A GREAT WAR TIME COMBAT PERIOD USMC OFFICERS TUNIC, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS TOUGH TO FIND.
I HAVE A PAIR OF USMC OFFICERS COMBAT TROUSERS ALSO LISTED SEPERATELY THAT ARE A CLOSE (BUT NOT EXACT, TROUSERS ARE A LITTLE MORE FORREST GREEN) COLOR MATCH & GOOD SIZE MATCH TO THIS TUNIC.
I AM SELLING SEVERAL EXCESS USMC COMBAT RELATED MILITARIA UNIFORMS, WEB GEAR, HEAD GEAR, FOOT GEAR & FIELD GEAR ITEMS FROM MY OVER 35 YEAR USMC COLLECTION. EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS OR FOR MORE PICTURES.
DAN WHITTON, MSGT USMC(RET)
** PAYMENT REQUIRED WITHIN FOUR (4) DAYS OF AUCTION END **
US POSTAL SERVICE, PARCEL POST & INSURED. I SHIP 1 TO 2 DAYS AFTER CLEARED PAYMENT & REFUND UN-USED SHIPPING COST.
I WILL NOT SHIP INTERNATIONAL .
I AM A COLLECTOR LIQUIDATING SOME OVERSTOCK OR NO LONGER NEEDED COLLECTABLES.
I DO SALE ITEMS AFTER LISTINGS END AND DURING LISTINGS: LOCALLY AT MILITARIA & GUN SHOWS, INTERNET, PHONE, ETC SALES.